In Praise of the Ancestors by Mazisi Kunene
I have come to appreciate that African wisdom recognises unseen forces in the universe beyond the Creator. The Egun—Ancestors—are redemptive forces who can guide us...
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“I’ve come to take you home”: A Tribute to Sarah Baartman by Diana Ferrus
“I’ve Come to Take You Home” is one of the most significant political poems of the late twentieth century. The poem—an act of restoration and...