Stories
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A Family’s Journey in Africa and America: History of the African Image Among Black Americans
Philippe Wamba (June 3, 1971 – September 11, 2002) was an African-American editor and writer known for his fusion of African and African-American culture. Wamba was born in California to Elaine Brown Wamba and Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, an American mother and a Congolese professor-turned-rebel father. He grew up in Boston, Dar es Salaam, and New Mexico. He studied at … Read the rest
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Det smilende barnet fra ekvator
Av Rais Neza Boneza Etter å ha flyktet fra styrkene til opprørshæren, krysset den tykkeste skog, mesteparten av tiden trett og utslitt av tusen kilometer med vandring, samme som tusener andre flyktninger fra Demokratiske Republikk Congo, nådde de Tanzania, svekket og plaget av sykdom og uvisshet over tid. To hundrede kilometer, øst av innsjøen Tanganyika, leiren “The Camp of Mkuggwa) … Read the rest
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Litteraturhistoriens usynlige kontinent av Silje Stavrum
<b>ET ANNET AFRIKA: </b>De vil se Afrika med andre øyne enn Europas. Fra venstre Chenjerai Hove, Simon Moi og Rais Neza Boneza.<br/>FOTO: NOREVIK KJELL HERSKEDAL 27. aug. 2005 16:00 Båndet mellom Europa og Afrika har vært unionen mellom en grådig tyrann og hans elskerinne, sier forfatter Simon Moi fra Kamerun. Sammen med kollegaene Chenjerai Hove og Rais Neza Boneza tar … Read the rest
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The Collapse of a Titan by Rais Neza Boneza
Near madness, Strangled in the North, the Equator– Ngbadolite, Ngemena, to the Ubangui border– In the center, Tetela land– Kisangani, Bunia– In the south, the land of copper, Katanga, Cornered on all sides, deprived country, Following the indomitable flows of its destiny. Screams are so deep, Yet the silence around, so guilty. Today, his ride is clothed With the … Read the rest
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LUO NYATITI MUSIC FROM KENYA
Nyatiti is an eight-stringed plucked lyre from Kenya. It is a classical instrument used by the Luo people located in the Nyanza western region in Kenya. It is about three feet long. The player of Nyatiti holds it to his chest, seated on a low stool, with the base firmly to the ground. Usually it is played together … Read the rest
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Revolt of the Black athlete The hidden history of Muhammad Ali By David Zirin
Appeared in International Socialist Review Issue 33, January–February 2004 Dave Zirin is the author of Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports (Haymarket Books, 2007), The Muhammad Ali Handbook (MQ Publications, 2007), and What’s My Name, Fool? (Haymarket Books, 2005). He is Press Action’s 2005 and 2006 Sportswriter of the Year, and has been called “an … Read the rest