Silent Passenger
by Nike Campbell I don’t feel the warmth of home. Not even with “Welcome to Nigeria” blaring as I descend the escalator at Murtala...
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Kinsman Quarterly
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Book Banning and the Fight for Our Collective Memory
by Nicole Doyley First published on nicoledoyley.com on May 22, 2022. Permission granted by author. The Akan people of Ghana give us the...
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Kinsman Quarterly
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Simply the Best
Kinsman Quarterly's Literature Director, Akin Jeje, pays poetic tribute to the late Queen of Rock and Roll.
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Poetry from Maitreyi Karanth
Indian-born performer, Maitreyi Karanth, crafts poetry exploring the complex human spirit as it approaches the simplicities of life.
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Could've
by Akin Jeje If we could’ve improve the past, Robert Nesta Marley would still be singings songs of freedom, an’ Zimbabwe would truly be...
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In My Late 20s
In a four-poem contribution to KQ, Wayne Benson Jr. examines the coexistence of impact and impudence in hope, legacy, and poetry itself.
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Grandma's Rhythm
by Hess Love Back then, Grandmothers ruled the drum Nurturing hands could conjure a beat Thump, on the flat of a serving board Thump,...
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Black Bile
by Jon Jon Stefan Black bile spat out of the neck of your cigarettes Our melancholic humor flushed the rust down our postures We brought...
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Mall World
Black poet, Jon Jon Stefan, comments on the thin line between being, and defending, the property of America.
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Five Things to Ask Your Child’s Teacher
Nicole Doyley suggests "five things" Black parents should ask teachers to support an anti-racist curriculum.
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We Belong Here: Black people and imposter syndrome
Nicole Doyley addresses "imposter syndrome" as a Black citizen.
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Rumors of War and the Removal of Richmond's Confederate Monuments
By Nicole Doyley First published on nicoledoyley.com on March 15, 2023. Permission granted by author. It is rare in America to see a...
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Raising Biracial Kids Who Embrace All of Who They Are
Nicole Doyley, author and speaker, gives parents insight on raising biracial children.
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