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28 December 2018
Readers Share Literature that Gets Them Through the Holidays with Family
Books thin enough to slip into your bible
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News
14 July 2016
Beyoncé’s Lemonade Gets Four Emmy Nominations
Tune in to see Bey sweep her Emmy nominations in September at the 68th Emmy Awards.
Arts + Culture
03 June 2016
These 7 African Women Poets Will Keep You Calm, Cool, and Collected for the Summer
Here's 7 of our favorite female writers who are reshaping poetry worldwide to hold you over this summer.
Video
23 April 2016
Ibeyi, Laolu Senbanjo, Warsan Shire Featured In Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'
Beyoncé’s 'Lemonade' HBO special was packed with references to afro-diasporic religion, afrofuturism and southern gothic tropes.
Music
28 January 2015
Ten Somali Artists & Entertainers To Watch In 2015
We list ten Somali artists from the literature, art, film & music worlds to keep an eye out in the coming year.
Arts + Culture
23 April 2013
Interview: Warsan Shire's Raw & Vulnerable Poetry
An interview with Warsan Shire. Born in 1988 to Somali parents in Kenya, Warsan was raised in London where she began writing. Her raw & vulnerable poetry has gained an international following
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