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Notes to a Black Woman by Françoise Ega (Author), Emma Ramadan (Translator) “The extraordinary testimony of a daring Caribbean writer-activist, determined to expose injustice &defend the dignity of migrant workers. In the 1960s, hundreds of women traveled from French colonies in the West Indies.”
"From an estate in Washington DC, this vintage 1970s Nigerian Adire cloth transforms a table into an artful focal point. A very similar textile is in the Birmingham Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Made from two lengths of fabric with a center seam down the middle." Purchased from EBay ❤️
Solitaria, a novel by Eliana Alves Cruz, translated by Benjamin Brooks
FROM THE ARCHIVES “Hon. Justice Fred O. Anyaegbunam, seated right Major General Sani Abacha, General Officer Commanding Division, Ibadan…Also captured in the historic moment was Hon. Justice Samuel Akinnebi Tofowomo, Judge of the Federal Revenue Court, signing the official visitors’ register”
Ruins, Child by Giada Scodellaro “Centered on six women sharing a space in a derelict apartment tower and set in what may be the future, Ruins, Child is remarkable for its sweep, wit, and the sway of its liquid mosaic narrative, powered along by snatches of speech.” Winner of the 2024 Novel Prize
Power, Politics, and Culture: Interviews with Edward W. Said. Edited with an introduction by Gauri Viswanathan
On page 42 of Rabih Alameddine, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and his mother), and I’m laughing hysterically. “Lebanon is a nation of thieves; what the eye sees the hand filches.” I thought he meant Nigeria. I love the book. Totally hilarious. Get your copy of The True True Story of Raja