This Image of Bi Kidude
I have never seen a woman ride a drum before, like a goddess rides a tiger...I have never seen an artist / male or female… Read More
Stones and Memory
We forget to remember the names of those we killed on our way here. —Keguro Macharia They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise… Read More
Image of Displacement
A small crowd waits, standing or sitting, bending or kneeling, reclining or at attention. Some have turned to stare. Some are glancing away. Those who turn to stare… Read More
Bad Humor
Arabs on the upper half of the drawing. Their dress: headscarves, and long white garments. Limp Black bodies on the lower half. Some lying on the… Read More
Regarding Insurgency
I begin with facts available in the public record. Sometime in mid-May 1899, the Benin warrior known as General Ologbosere was captured for leading a guerrilla… Read More
The City as a Photograph
A city adopts a certain shape, an arrangement that can be seen even in its absence. Somewhere in my childhood, there is an image of… Read More
The Khanga is Present
Memories of my grandmother come to me in many forms. One that stands out is a ritual of inheritance that follows her death in… Read More
Face in the Archive
Three boys are standing in the sun. Their foreheads, glass-like, reflect flashes of light. Shadows fall across their necks, reaching their shoulder blades. After days of repeated looking,… Read More
