Poems

By Loveth Arikanki One, two, pick the afro,Three, four, let the coils grow.Five, six, keep them twist,Seven, eight, comb them straight.Nine, ten, it’s a high puff crown,Eleven, twelve, then smooth …

A Peng Black Girl Read More

By BIG ZION On October 1st, 1960, they lowered a foreign flag and raised our own. Our fathers danced. They thought freedom had finally come. They thought once the white …

Independence Day 2026: We Have The Flag, But Do We Have Freedom? Read More

By Olupona Elizabeth (Lilybeth) Diverse tongues, one people.One spirit, soul, and body thatdraw from different oracles.The blood that cried against imperialists,Souls that tasted the bitterness of liberty.Their backs were stripped …

Ninetysixty: A Journey to Liberty Read More

By Teslim Oluwatobiloba They said we are far away,They said I am not bright,They said I am too small,They said I am different from the others.They even said we don’t …

I am the stars Read More

By Zielle Silence is the noise she makes to be heard.Stuck in the despairing heat of the kitchen.Thought to be nothing but a gourd.Thought to be nothing but the side …

Silence Read More