Poetry on the Page“I’ve come to take you home”: A Tribute to Sarah Baartman by Diana FerrusMeserette KentakeFebruary 8, 2020February 14, 2026 by Meserette KentakeFebruary 8, 2020February 14, 20261 “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...
AfricanBlack FirstsHerstoryHistory MakersSarah Baartman: The “first” known Black female victim of traffickingMeserette KentakeDecember 29, 2016February 14, 2026 by Meserette KentakeDecember 29, 2016February 14, 20260 “We cannot undo the damage that was done to her. But at least we can summon the courage to speak the naked but healing truth...