COLONIAL KENYA: THE MOULIN ROUGE OF AFRICA
Tales of the Happy Valley Set Second left, Jossln Hay. Centre, Lady Idina Sackville with Friends at their Wanjohi Valley home...
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Muthoni
Jan 24, 20213 min read
The Cost of Colour: Why the Fight for George Floyd is the Fight for Black People Everywhere
THIS IS A FIGHT FOR BLACK PEOPLE EVERYWHERE!! Every black person navigating the world has had to deal with racism and have the colour of...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
Review from a Different Lens
This week I am currently reading outside of my comfort zone. For the last couple of years I have been solely focusing on African...
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Jan 24, 202113 min read
BEST OF THE BEST 2019
Highlighting Some of my Best Reads of 2019! #bestof2019 We are nearing the end of the year and it’s always a great time to reflect on the...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
BOOK REVIEW - PATSY
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn Format: Hardback Publisher: Liveright Published: 4th June 2019 Genre: Literary Fiction (Immigrant...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
THE BLUEST EYE - TONI MORRISON
The Elusive Beauty Standards for Black Girls: A look at Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. I love Lizzo. She is black and bold and beautiful...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
BOOK REVIEW - SHE WOULD BE KING
She Would be King by Wayetu Moore Format: Hardback Publisher: Graywolf Press Published: September 2018 Genre: Historical Fiction /...
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Jan 24, 20213 min read
BOOK REVIEW - THE WATER DANCER
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Format: Hardback Publisher: Penguin Random House / One World Published: 24th September 2019 Genre:...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
Feminism and the Significance of Female Friendships
A Review of Sula by Toni Morrison Format: Paperback Publisher: Plume Books Published: 1973 Genre: Literary Fiction Setting: USA Rating: 4...
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Jan 24, 20214 min read
A Look at Interracial and Intercultural Relationships in Post Colonial Africa
Contrasting Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s ‘In Dependence’ and Mariama Ba’s ‘Scarlet Song’ I read these books at around the same time and though...
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Jan 24, 20213 min read
Reframing Historical Narratives: Reviewing Trevor Noah's Born a Crime
Eurocentrism and the Eurocentric Ways in Which Africa is Expected to Remember History I am re-reading Born a Crime by Trevor Noah as part...
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Jan 24, 202115 min read
Strong Female Characters in African Literature
African literature has, like most literature in the world, portrayed women or female characters in much the same manner; as frail, incomplet
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