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Africa

Brilliant, hilarious, eerily contemporary: Mbali Sikakana reflects on Fran Ross’s forgotten black feminist novel Oreo

October 2, 2017December 5, 2017Mbali Sikakana2 Comments on Brilliant, hilarious, eerily contemporary: Mbali Sikakana reflects on Fran Ross’s forgotten black feminist novel Oreo

Fran Ross’s wildly funny race satire, Oreo, was originally published in 1974, and instantly forgotten. Mbali Sikakana surveys the novel’s…

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Africa

‘Page 19’: A border tale of visas and Eastern Europe by Zukiswa Wanner

October 2, 2017March 19, 2018Zukiswa WannerLeave a Comment on ‘Page 19’: A border tale of visas and Eastern Europe by Zukiswa Wanner

Author Zukiswa Wanner recounts high jinks and high drama on her way to Lviv, Ukraine. The following is an excerpt…

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