(A Lament in the Tongue of Empire) Chorus (whispered, rising):Resign now, Traoré…You’ve done too much good. ⸻ VOICE OF THE WEST:Resign now, Traoré!You’ve upset the order!You’ve stirred the soup without our spoon! You—child of Sankara,nephew of Nkrumah,heir of the drum that dares to beat against silence! We sent aid in envelopeslined with fine print and trap doors—you returned it…
Pastor packed his anointing in a Ghana-Must-Go!He stamped his passport with holy oil,And flew to Toronto,To plant revivalAmong the snow and silence. But in Canada,Nobody fell down when he shouted “Fire!”They just checked the smoke alarm.And went back to sipping coffee. In Norway,He tried to declare “Receive your car!”But they already had busesThat came every ten minutesWith heaters,With soft…
I was seven…seven…just seven A seed…not yet called sapling. She,a cousintwice ripenedbreasts like twin orangesstraining thin cloth,hips like two drumsbeating beneath her wrapper. She said:“Let me show youhow fire sleepsin a woman’s belly.” I was a lambtethered to her whisper.I was a drumshe beatbehind shut doors.She said the bloodtrapped,mapping my buttocks,pulsed her budawake,called the wet godfrombetween her thighs. I…
An active shooter has been reported on Florida State University’s campus, with students told to shelter in place. An alert was sent out to all students and staff at the university in Tallahassee, Florida, at 12.02 pm local time. Four people have been reported as injured and are receiving treatment in Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Hospital, according to NBC. A reporter on…
The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House. “Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges,” the Department of Education said in a statement….
Harvard University rejected the Trump administration’s demands for policy changes at the school on Monday, putting nearly $9 billion in federal funding at risk. The university received a letter from a federal task last week outlining additional policy demands tied to nearly $9 billion in federal funding, CNN previously reported. “We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will…
A small plane crash in Florida’s Boca Raton, claimed the lives of three people on Friday morning, as a Cessna 310R aircraft went down shortly, according to local reports. The crash site was engulfed in flames, with images and videos from witnesses showing fireballs erupting from the wreckage, sparking panic in the area. Emergency responders rushed to the scene…
Ryan Estrada and Kim Hyun Sook recently made the difficult decision to cancel their months-long visit to the U.S. this summer. They had spent years planning this trip, sacrificing others for this major one – Kim even denied renewing her job contract for it. Cartoon artist Estrada and his wife Kim, a Korean graphic novel author, have been living…
Nationalism has been a powerful force in world politics for centuries, but what does it really mean? Whether you’re hearing about it in current political events, debates about US politics, or on social media platforms like Truth Social, nationalism shapes the political landscape in profound ways. But what exactly is nationalism, and why does it matter today? Understanding Nationalism:…
One of the most disturbing real-life privacy breaches that every internet user should be aware of is the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, where these companies stole personal data, but also shattered users’ trust, manipulated their votes, and took away any sense of safety in the digital world. What Happened? In the early 2010s, a British political consulting firm, Cambridge…
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