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Monday, March 27, 2017

Daily Dose


From Wizard of the Crow, by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

FOLDS

"In the folds of the skin on the Ruler's forehead and the light in his squinty eyes, the Wizard of the Crow detected intense anger."

From Book Three, Section Three, 13

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Daily Dose

From Secure the Base: Making Africa Visible in the Globe, by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

THE WEST

"The West has never properly acknowledged slavery as a crime against humanity, for to acknowledge it is to accept responsibility for the crime and its consequences."

From The Legacy of Slavery

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Daily Dose

From A Grain of Wheat, by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

SHE BELIEVED

"She believed in the power of women to influence events, especially where men had failed to act, or seemed indecisive."

From Chapter 13