Activism
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PRESS RELEASE-CALL FOR THE BN POETRY AWARD 2015
The BN Poetry Foundation is pleased to bring yet another exhilarating, stimulating platform for African poets world-wide. We strongly believe in rewarding great poetry where we can and so, we are filled with abundant enthusiasm as we send out our 2015 call. #BNPA2015 The submissions will be received from January 15 2015 to May 15 2015. By early July, we … Read the rest
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A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo By
sources: The Daily Beast Emmanuel de Merode is fighting rebel armies and a powerful oil company to protect Virunga Park, its animals and its people. His allies? Prince William and Leonardo DiCaprio. But his enemies may be stronger. VIRUNGA, Congo — On April 15, Prince Emmanuel de Merode’s hulking Land Rover kicked up clouds of dust as he navigated it … Read the rest
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Hullo my dear freinds
I have been quite silent around here. But now I have decided to publish both my old and new work / activities on this website. This erea will be then a repository of my earlier and new work/activities. I hope you support and share with me. Below is a picture of my writers freinds and colleagues during a conference in … Read the rest
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AND I STILL RISE–RIP MAYA ANGELOU
President Barack Obama presenting Maya Angelou with the Presidential Medal of Freedom (Photo credit: Wikipedia) R.I.P. legendary author, poet and activist Maya Angelou. “In addition to her well-known autobiographies, Maya Angelou has steadily written poetry over the years. In this video Professor Angelou recites her poem, “And Still I Rise,” from her volume of poetry And Still I Rise, … Read the rest
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Arundhati Roy, the Not-So-Reluctant Renegade By SIDDHARTHA DEB
“I’ve always been slightly short with people who say, ‘You haven’t written anything again,’ as if all the nonfiction I’ve written is not writing,” Arundhati Roy said. It was July, and we were sitting in Roy’s living room, the windows closed against the heat of the Delhi summer. Delhi might be roiled over a slowing economy, rising crimes against women … Read the rest
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Butins de Chair By Rais Neza Boneza
Le conflit actuel en RD Congo a eu à mobiliser plus de sept armées régulières et étrangères qui s’étaient battues sur le sol Congolais (Rwanda, Ouganda, Burundi, Namibie, Tchad, Zimbabwe et Angola) et Dieu seul sait les innonbrables armees fantomes, groupes secrets, pays et organizations qui sont a la base d’un massacre de plus de 4 million d’hommes,femmes et enfants … Read the rest