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| Me, Imagenation founder Moikgantsi Kgama, & Ayesha Harruna Attah |
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| Imagenation founder Moikgantsi Kgama, Ayesha Harruna Attah & me |
Saturday April 6, 2013 marked the third anniversary of the release of
Powder Necklace and I got to start the celebration a week early on Saturday March 30th in a joint discussion on African Writing with fellow author
Ayesha Harruna Attah. Imagenation founder Moikgantsi Kgama moderated the conversation in her Rawspace Gallery with questions ranging from a tribute to China Achebe's work and impact, to how to define "African" writing with writers like me and Ayesha living and working in the Diaspora. Ayesha and I shared the mic at
my first ever reading of my book and we have done several events together. I think we make a great team.
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| Ayesha reading from her upcoming book |
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| Ayesha reading from Harmattan Rain |
The
Imagenation event was a great gathering, made even more exciting because
Pariah actress
Adepero Oduye was in the house! (If you haven't seen the film, you should know that Oduye turned in an effortless performance that garnered the praise of none other than the grand thespian herself, Meryl Streep.)
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Reading at Telem's Fundraiser
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| Singer Azania, Telem board member Veralyn, me & Telem founder Diana |
This past weekend, on the actual birthday of my book, I read at the
Telem Center for the African Child's "Taste of Africa" fundraiser. It was an amazing event featuring Sierra Leonian, Ethiopian, Moroccan, and Haitian bites (among others!) as well as South African, Ethiopian, and Moroccan wines. Sierra Leonian soul singer Azania warmed the gathering with her live vocals. I left full of food and mirth.
The last three years have been an incredible journey. I look forward to many more years, and books under my belt.
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| Me, Diana & Telem board member Judy |
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