Black Looks

• Dogo Nahawa resident’s testimony on Jos violence

  Posted: March 9, 2010, 7:32 pm by Sokari

  A resident of Dogo Nahawa described to Human Rights Watch what happened: Dogo is a farming village several kilometers from Jos. They came at around 3 a.m. to attack our village. When they arrived, they immediately started shooting, so many of us ran outside to see what happened. Then others attacked us with machetes, killing so [...]

• African woman found in York dating back to 400AD

  Posted: March 9, 2010, 6:17 pm by Sokari

  Africans living in Britain since at least 4th Century AD Remains of a “high status woman” of African origin found in York in 1901.  Question is why are we only learning about this now? Her grave dates back to the second half of the 4th Century. She was buried with items including jet and elephant ivory bracelets, [...]

• Of Autumn and Winter

  Posted: March 9, 2010, 2:31 am by Rethabile

  Ask why it is that everyone hopes they’re gonna go one day into the sky of heaven, ignoring the stars above them, why many of us end up in gaol. Ask van Gogh why he cut his ear and painted potato-eaters without light, and sunflowers with sunlight. Ask and the answer will be given to you; knock, and the shit will be knocked [...]

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