"African works constitute books, movies,
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October 19, 2022 .
bornonatueday, elnathanjohn
It is necessary to know how… religious intolerance has taken squatter’s rights in Northern Nigeria and how our indifference ...
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August 6, 2025 .
African Literature
A Kind of Madness is a collection of short stories that feature very relatable beings who wrestle with their identities, independe...
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October 21, 2023 .
africanliterature, youngadult
One Chance Dance is such an inspiring and heartfelt book! Sometimes, we forget what it means to dream and not let anyone or anythi...
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February 18, 2025 .
africanliterature
Blessings is the sum total of over ninety percent of queer Nigerian and Ghanaian experiences—if not the entire African experience....
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September 17, 2025 .
African Literature
Swallow is a Queernormative historical fiction that reimagines the lives of Efunsetan Aniwura and Efunporonye Osuntinubu, two powe...
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January 15, 2024 .
africanliterature
Homegoing beautifully explores the life of two half-sisters who never even got the chance to know one another.
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April 9, 2023 .
africanliterature
This is a gorgeously written story of identity, sexuality, love, grief, friendship, and the need to live the life you want, even i...
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March 2, 2022 .
nikkimay, wahala
I haven’t lived in London before, but I’m not sure that Africans in London who are almost working-class or working-cla...
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November 3, 2022 .
This book is rich in tradition and customs, from ritual suicide to honor killings and you’ll get more than a glimpse into pr...
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