Myth, History & Cultural Memory

Myth, History & Cultural Memory

A triple-braided root splitting toward a stormy slave ship and sunny Ethiopian obelisks, topped by a flaming river.

The Hidden Root: Wax and Gold

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the (Fire) Horse 丙午

A Black man sleeping in bed while an elderly Black woman sits beside him, reading a book. The background features colorful, abstract patterns.

I Dreamt About My Love Meaning Life After Death?

A Black man in a Jamaican shirt and St. George's bandana writes in a notepad, flanked by a watchful lion and the British Crown Jewels with a single eye. Urban Manchester and the Nairobi savanna merge in the background.

Simple Sheng: Slang, Diaspora and Ever New Deviations

brief A surreal portrait of an African face with a missing nose, wearing a beaded Ade crown, against a white background.

Unlock Olorun: The African God in the Universal Light

Cobalt miners toil under King Leopold's ghostly gaze.

Remember King Leopold? This is Congo Kinshasa

A lone figure veiled in white stands amidst the ruins of a city under a stormy sky, while a few resilient wildflowers bloom in the foreground, symbolizing loss and fragile hope. Skendong Poetry.

Laid Bare XIV: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A multicolured ancient looking Rubik's Cube on an orange canvas - Skendong Poetry

Δουλεύω: A Remarkable Translation in Its Poetic Context

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Snake 蛇

A black and white image depicting the harrowing aftermath of war in Gaza, Palestine. The foreground shows a small orphaned boy holding a delicate Sunbird.

Laid Bare XIII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A mystical and surreal scene inspired by a poem about the revival of forgotten words - Skendong Poetry

Reviving Lost Words: A Poem of Forgotten Meanings

Baye Fall: At the Tomb of Ibrahima Fall

I am Cyrus the King, an Achaemenian" in Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian languages. It is known as the "CMa inscription", carved in a column of Palace P in Pasargadae. These inscriptions on behalf of Cyrus were probably made later by Darius I in order to affirm his lineage, using the Old Persian script he had designed.

Cyrus the Great: A Poem for Palestine

a man crying after lebanon explosions

Laid Bare XII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Newsclip of Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin: The First to Refuse

A child being vaccinated against Polo amidst war in Gaza

Laid Bare XI: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

an old woman in distress amidst destruction

Laid Bare X: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Strange Evolution of a Queen

Strange Evolution of a Queen

Airdropped aid kills at least 5 people in Gaza

Laid Bare IX: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Skendong Poetry

Bardo Tango: Verses in Shadow’s Dance with Death

a depiction of people watching the destruction of Jerichos Wall

Laid Bare VIII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Year of the Snake poem artwork depicting the animals of the lunar new year

Year of the Dragon 龙年

Woman and Child in Gaza, Palestine.

Laid Bare VII: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Gaza, Palestine 2024

Laid Bare VI: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Laid Bare V- Skendong Poetry

Laid Bare V: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

An old, ornate Palestinian Nakba key, broken into several pieces, set against a background of bold, colorful, abstract landscapes.

Laid Bare IV: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

A vast multitude of people in a desert look up, pointing towards a black sun in the sky.

Laid Bare III: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Children looking at a black sun

Laid Bare II: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict and Destiny

Two youngsters in an expanse looking up and at a black sun

Laid Bare: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict & Destiny

Army outnumbered on Khartoum's streets - GETTY IMAGES

Africanistan Epic: The Ultimate War on Terror

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