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OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED
OH MY GOD YES
Jesus walks.
Black Jesus be listening.
PRAISE.
THIS!!! Yes Baby Jesus!!
A list of the 10 best contemporary African books as chosen by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, deputy editor of Granta Magazine via The Guardian.
Titles:
- The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna (2010)
- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (2010)
- Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela (2010)
- The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu (2010)
- Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou (2009)
- African Metropolitan Architecture by David Adjaye (2011)
- Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste (2010)
- Heart of Darkness by David Zane Mairowitz, Joseph Conrad and Catherine Anyango (2010)
- Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli/Kadir Nelson (2010)
i don’t have enough books
wow.. a nice list for me to buy.. <3
if i wasn’t already in this lit class…….. i would
Gosh, I love books almost more than I love black people and look at what some beautiful soul has done. Bless you!
@jelliejels bruh make this happen
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This is Mme Abomah aka “The African Giantess.” (Her birth name was Ella Williams). She was an international celebrity and the tallest woman (7’6″) in the world during her time. You can read more about her here.
What a beautiful, regal. and genteel woman! Reading her bio & her lovely pix were titillating! I love her style and how “despite her height” (as a newspaper wrote) she dressed and acted femme as she wanted to be! Coming from a lineage of tall women (except I’m a stump) this supports my adoration of tall [Black] women.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/33069e457a744a49a756ed5cd8635efc/tumblr_mlo4a24cj01rc0soco1_500.jpg)
This is Mme Abomah aka “The African Giantess.” (Her birth name was Ella Williams). She was an international celebrity and the tallest woman (7’6″) in the world during her time. You can read more about her here.
What a beautiful, regal. and genteel woman! Reading her bio & her lovely pix were titillating! I love her style and how “despite her height” (as a newspaper wrote) she dressed and acted femme as she wanted to be! Coming from a lineage of tall women (except I’m a stump) this supports my adoration of tall [Black] women.
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There’s a stereotype that black people are lazy. I don’t know if that’s true, but I know white people went all the way to Africa to get out of doing work.
Lance Crouther
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Kelly Rowland - Kisses Down Low (by kellyrowlandVEVO) I always thought Kelly was the beautiful one! and i love the video
Yes but it’s never that they are laughing with us.
WHAT IS MY LIFE
WHAT HAVE I BECOME!?
cutest thing EVER! i want one!
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«shaving my head is the smallest thing that i could do to give back to this people that need it so much»
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