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If there's one thing I love, it's an archive reference. Countdown to 30 is officially on.
All my March pisces, clock in!
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While this narrative is popular and important, think it is important that we remember that hair braiding predates the cross Atlantic slave trade.
Hair braiding was ceremonial long before it was survival.
In days of slavery, African women built maps & messages into braids. Their hair could signal plans to escape or represent trails, rivers & mountains. Some even hid gold & seeds in the braids.
Black women blow my mind.
#BlackHairStory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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@_dangit__
And the colonial masters building concentration camps on the African continent, referred to people as papi and mami 😊
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If you know a young person in the UK who is an avid reader but cannot afford to buy books, let me know, this week, I want to give 2 young readers some money to spend at Independent Black owned bookstores in the UK.
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My yearly reminder for everyone, regardless of gender identification to take a pregnancy test today because babies are rude.
And you who thinks that you are celibate, does your baby know?
It was around this time, on this same day last year that I was wheeled into the hospital with my family thinking I had a severe liver problem, only to be told I was 32weeks & 2 days pregnant
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@reine_africaine
@always_Joan
Yes it is, my reason for amplifying is that very often, the Black historic stories that are amplified revolve around enslavement and i always want to ensure we earmark them with stories prior. No bad blood, just know how important it is to amplify more than one narrative.
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The framing of the children they have biologically had as "two of MY OWN" reflects a position of adopted children as other - and that's enough to understand the absurdity of their stance.
Asking people with a “choose adoption” sign if they chose to adopt.
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I don't know what Wizkid and Tems put in Essence, but I would like to absorb the vibes of this song - put it straight into my DNA.
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Did Solange ever tell us what worked in Cranes in the sky because I have only realised that I have been living every thing she tried and also failing to find success.
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Some books suffer from being written in English. Reading a book where a person from Peru is trying to call back their ancestry and the story is clearly resistant to being written in English.
Sometimes colonial languages cannot carry our stories.
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@KgothatsoSwafo1
@thatgirl_tracy
@JalisaDanielle_
Then her mum would definitely have had a defining IMPACT on her life.
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Bernie Sanders being the baddest bxtch at the Inauguration is proof that beauty fades but drip is forever.
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Made it out of my sickbed to celebrate 10 years of Africa Writes and never been more glad!
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@KgothatsoSwafo1
@thatgirl_tracy
@JalisaDanielle_
By the definition of impact, that'd be irrefutable. It's not subjective.
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I can’t imagine proudly letting everyone know that you are basically a succubus. Anyone that pours into you is drained like pure water sachet, and you’re proud?
Because if I looked back on my love life and saw empty vessels, I’d have fear, not pride in my voice.
“I robbed some women of their baby-making years…they built me up. Look at me now and look at them”
- Jidenna
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Y'all can be in a recession, I am in a revival. Can I get an Amen somebody!?
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@AdekanmbiAdebo2
@23rd_goddess
@demiadelaja_
The issue isn't the paternity of her kids, the lesson is about minding your business. Not every question needs to be asked.
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Saying goodbye to one of the toughest ages of my life so far with the people who got me through. 10/10.
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The thing about not settling, about stepping into the vastness of your potential is that the workload trebles and the labour truly begins. Adulthood is realising the fulfilment and exhaustion are two sides of the same coin.
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Looking for designers from and based on the African continent. Graphic designers with portfolio of logo design please.
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Someone please let me know when aurora is outside, just ate a bowl of pasta and it's a battle between lights and lights out.
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Leading A Spell of Good Things hive at the launch event yesterday
@Hatchards
.
Accidentally matching the cover but we'll pretend it was intentional.
Congratulations to
@ayobamiadebayo
for making book 2 such a special experience for her readers.
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And just like that I finessed my way into the
#BBChristmasParty
. Good food, music, company, because BLACK WOMEN!
Forever love
@BlackBalladUK
@BlackBalladUK
If anyone cannot make it because of a positive test, I would love to take their ticket place. All negative over here!
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I'm looking to speak with women who don't identify as feminists, either the word or the movement. You can be quoted anon for the article - ideally West African women as it'll be published in a Nigerian publication.
Please RT.
No judgement zone
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I know Amazing grace was written by a white man, but it just doesn't sound good from a caucasian cadence.
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Suns out, guns out!
But seriously this is one heck of a book. Always knew that Nigeria was a wild country but the backstory is still a expert display of messiness.
@FolaFagbule
and
@DoubleEph
did a wonderful job of pulling it all together in Formation.
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A reminder that different cultures have different attitudes to this. Reflect your cultural history in how you wear a thing but do not make it unilateral. And here I am talking about Black African cultures solely.
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Honestly, ever impressed with
@TroyOnyango
drive. I hope to one day be able to give more than flowers to support the vision, but for now, please go and support
@Lolwe_
in whatever ways you can!
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Merry Christmas everyone. May your belly be as full as my fro ♥️
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Have a few proof copies of Finding Folkshore by
@RachelWithAn_E
available for any booksellers and reviewers who would like to read this enchanting YA debut!
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At church today, someone prayed for me and said: “I pray that you fall back in love with the things that spark the very core of you in a way that candy floss is sweet to a child” and I hope that for every single person who sees this.
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Yesterday I was V.I.P Beyonce. Today I have washed bathroom, swept floors, cooked meat, blended pepper and become my mother's hairdresser. Life comes at you fast when you're a Nigerian girl who refuses to move to her husbands house.
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📚 Read in 2023 📚
Thread!
(The year I become a Storygraph hottie).
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@RaeCorson
Tell her shoes are a social construct designed to limit the freedom of motion for women 😂.
In the context of Pocahontas' life, there is a history predating whiteness that can perhaps be taught here. Otherwise, Disney has really tried us.
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Genevieve Nnaji has always been the work hard in silence lady of Nollywood. Through the judgements about her being a teen mother and blatant sexism in the industry, she stayed focused. So proud to have her as a beacon of Nigerian female excellence.
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A lyric about stealthing on an Olufunmi sample! There are no lovers left, only criminals 😭
Odumodu hopped on a classic and left NO CRUMBS !!! “Olufunmi-Reimagined” 💿🔥
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Very excited to be joining the
@CassavaRepublic
team as Talent and Audience Development Manager starting next week. Can no longer claim to exist on just vibes.
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@Capt_Tempo
@shirleymush
Honestly, was the first thing that came to my mind! These are some excellent prices!
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It's heartbreaking but also she gave us 88 years of fire. She wrote world's so unlike anything out there. Thank you for changing world's Ms. Morrison.
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The media repeatedly questioned him in a way that allowed him to think that it was OK to do this - that he had a choice about staying in or leaving office, so here we are.
#BREAKING
: President Trump declares victory, says he'll go to the Supreme Court: "This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election."
#ElectionNight
NOTE: Trump has NOT been declared the victor in the election.
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Adding this title that caught my eye to my reading pile courtesy of
@SareetaDomingo
and
@TrapezeBooks
!
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In other related but unrelated notes, when will we get rid of this western idea of the universal African accent?
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"I don't believe that my children are my legacy, I believe that my children are their own people" -
@chemelumadu
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A thing I asked for, happening. Isn’t God good!
I continue to refuse to finish Vagabonds though because I don’t want to finish my first read.
Eloghosa Osunde's
@eloosunde
debut novel
#Vagabonds
is an ode to the gloriousness of chaos centering characters weaving a life in Lagos.
We are excited to have them in a conversation with Nigerian-British writer Irenosen Okojie next Tuesday 31st May at 8 p.m. Nairobi Time
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Merry Christmas all, be the ornament you want to see in the world, and remember Sound of Music is a quintessential Christmas movie.
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If you are ever feeling low, go to the
@BlackBalladUK
home page and scroll down - bask in the beauty of Black female helmed content.
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@Nnedi
Reading "western" reviews of the book, it was hard to avoid these comparisons so I thought it best to shortly address it and move on.
It's a shame that our books have to be put again western narratives to be relatable for new audiences. Working on how best to avoid the trap.
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@ozzyetomi
They just need to recreate Mama Tina's salon in 3rd Ward Texas and give us something homegrown and beautiful.
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Starting this year in St.Lucia to rest and work remotely has been such a good decision. Mangoes, fruitcake and sun while I clear up emails is truly the easeful working I deserve.
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So honoured to have been asked by
@JENDELLA
to write a personal essay inspired by her debut novel
#HopeandGlory
, out this week!
I was struck by the relationships to the family's patriarch and inspired to explore mine and what it has, does and will mean for me.
"My brother owns his name in a way that I never can, simply by virtue of gender."
What's in a name? The importance of maiden names and rejecting patriarchal ownership:
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There are people across Africa doing work to help the slaves in Libya. At this point 3000 people have been returned to Nigeria through these efforts. Let's spotlight this work and support it. Let's save ourselves again.
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@FisayoLonge
@cultA_KlAsh
@AnnaTheFeminazi
How are people arguing about this? Because there's liquor doesn't make it less of a work setting. If you slap your boss at the Christmas Party in the name of intoxication you're still getting fired on Monday.
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Was such a pleasure to see
@_shaniakilah
yesterday and share in some of her joy.
It will forever be a privilege of my life to be surrounded by Black women writers in motion.
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To be perfectly dramatic, if this is not on your 2024 reading list, update her NOW!
First read when it was out on submissions and have read twice since and it's a perfect debut.
Want to argue, read it first.
Out now in the US, 28th March UK and 6th May Nigeria.
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What happened to music journalism, why have I not seen any essays on what Rema and Juls Baby are doing with vocal layering.
Everyday, boring ass interviews with Twitter questions, can you people wake up, please.
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Why does natural hair only bang on wash day!? Who has designed it to be so!?
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As promised, here is the breakdown of what the
#BlackBookHaul
did. Thank you very much to
@Juvenis
for the partnership and all the private donors.
You can find a list of all books that we bought from
@CassavaRepublic
@JacarandaBooks
and
@BooksRound
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Look at this gorgeousness
@LondonAfroVegan
served us at the launch of
@IrenosenOkojie
mind blowing, courageously experimental short story collection
#Nudibranch
This menu was inspired by stories in the collection which is so innovative.
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Selling Sunset season 4 is wild because Christine put no effort into her lies, the plot holes were craters. Kudos on commitment to narrative though.
Also if Amanza needs a father for her kids, I am willing because that woman is spectacularly fine.
#SellingSunsetS4
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@TBright02
I am a Yoruba woman, we create ceremony out of simply existing, take ceremony with any context you want in life.
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I am very concerned that we have popular access to Things Fall Apart but do not talk about the generational trauma of being raised by parents and grandparents that grew up colonized.
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The core reason I want to go to Accra soon!
🎉 IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉
We are 5 today!
🎉 5 years of celebrating African & Diaspora literature 🎉 of bringing culturally-relevant books to underserved communities 🎉 of hosting writers from across Africa & the Diaspora 🎉 of literary events
🎉 of working in partnership.
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But really
@BlackBalladUK
is having me trek from Hertfordshire to Hackney today. This can only be love (of black women and cocktails).
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Glad to be at the official London launch of
@MadnessColourOf
, edited by
@Samara_Linton
and
@rianna_walcott
of which I am a contributor. Order yours ASAP as this has gone into 4th round printing. Proud!
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This is such a beautiful and exciting way to do a sample. Absolutely love this and the visuals!!
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I spend so much of my work days worrying about what's next, so tonight, taking a moment to appreciate this...
Introducing one of my favourite debut books and authors to a room full of people.
Happy publication day
@MusihX
and congratulations on
#TheseLettersEndinTears
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Everyone wants the Christian forgiveness, but not the kindness, the goodness, the meekness, the protectiveness, the aspect of it that is not envious or self-seeking...
Whiteness continues to twist the gospel to serve itself.
"My natural inclination is to exercise Christian forgiveness."
Communities secretary
@michaelgove
on Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott which the PM has said are "racist and wrong".
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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@pisceschic_91
@TamarBraxtonHer
@jeanniemai
@SnoopDogg
@EvelynBraxton
You have to be truly miserable to attack a sexual assault victim for speaking out about being triggered by a documentary despite thinking they've gotten healing. Check your allyship and be a better supporter of women otherwise stay silent.
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