Can a Modern Day Afropolitan Have a Homeland?
With art by Laylie Frazier Homeland brings to my mind ‘belonging’, specifically having a physical space to call home. While the idea of having physical roots, to a country or a city that …
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Does Being From the Caribbean Make Me ‘Of Africa’?
When I was asked to become part of this magazine, my first response was that I am most likely one of the least African affiliated girls in the Caribbean. Even though I know that I have …
Woollen
With art from Laylie Frazier I was first aware Of my strange woollen hair When my mother twisted it into three puffs When colorful ribbons trailed down to my shoulders I swung my head to …
Are Egyptians Africans? Our Egyptian correspondent asks and answers
Back in August 2016, the hashtag #IfAfricaWasASchool took over twitter for a couple of weeks. And while it was funny (sometimes, hilarious!) to follow the different perspectives everyone had …