An Honest Prolusion
Family was us, she and I, picking up the broken pieces of our hearts,
Stitching them together with renewed hope, hope that all of these trials were testaments of the joy that lay ahead. Continue Reading
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Liberian Loving
Liberian Loving by Janetta Konah won 2nd place in Seek Lib * Sleepless in Monrovia’s Writing Competition. I often find myself mystified, unable to speak the words clipped themselves to the tip of my tongue how do I describe… Continue Reading
NOBODY GETS TO CHOOSE THEIR PARENTS!
It is not easy seeing your friends’ parents progress in life while yours are stocked back by obstacles: illness, poverty, abandonment of their homes and kids, but wishing to have them replaced is an attempt to boycott the perfect path to real success. Playing your role as a child is your only requirement to trigger supernatural parental blessings. Continue Reading
The Middle Passage I
In an alternate historical and technological timeline, a young West African royal, Kou, struggles as she prepares to fit into her birth-given role as a Queen. With help from her twin, Saye, she fights the forces trying to tear her people apart. Will she save her people and find herself? Continue Reading
Domestic Violence, the New Cool?
But deep-rooted in all of these sad events, is the fact Bucky Raw deserves absolutely no sympathy for abusing his daughter’s mother. Domestic violence is a criminal offense and it should not be taken lightly simply because the perpetrator is a celebrity. People should not pass off domestic violence as a ‘mistake’ in order to avoid conversations surrounding the nature of the rapper’s choice.
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