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THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
In 2006, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s second novel, “Half of a Yellow Sun,” was eulogized by eminent writers including Chinua Achebe, Edmund White and Joyce Carol Oates. Months...Read Full Article
LIBERIAN LEGACY: HELEN COOPER'S THE HOUSE AT SUGAR BEACHIf you have not already done so, Helene Cooper’s book The House at Sugar Beach makes you want to unearth your family history. The New York Times reporter paints the painfully beautiful...Read Full Article
DREAMS OF AFRICA IN ALABAMA: THE SLAVE SHIP AND THE STORY OF THE LAST AFRICAN BROUGHT TO AMERICAThe delicate subject of slavery evidently evokes distinct emotions in every individual. Any absorption of information about the topic – myth or historical fact – often induces a sense of ...Read Full Article
MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC STORIES: REVIEWS OF BRIDGE ACROSS ATLANTICIbrahima Kaba, better known as Ibé, sets the tone of his poetry book Bridge Across Atlantic immediately with the haunting poem “When Night Fell”. With lines like “There are worse things you...Read Full Article
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