Art & Peace
Muambi International Network Issue 8 . Sept- Dec 2022
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Art & Peace
African Cultural Footprint of Peace
Tendai Angela Jambga-Rokkones – TRANSCEND Media Service Review of Amani, Rais Boneza’s Latest Poetry Collection The poetry collection of Amani brings together an interpersonal and intrapersonal launch […]
Art & Peace
Book Review: The Soul of Uganda Through Song by Michiel van Oosterhout
The Soul of Uganda Through Song by the Dutch journalist, music archivist and documentary filmmaker, Michiel van Oosterhout, is a lyrical telling of Uganda’s history […]
Activism
NO ROSES FROM MY MOUTH: Stella NYANZI´S POEMS FROM PRISON By Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire and Esther Mirembe
In Carole Boyce Davies’ study of the political activism of the Black Communist, Claudia Jones, Davies writes that “[Jones’] was a poetry written by […]
Activism
Political poetry as a crime: Inside the surreal trial of Dareen Tatour
Arresting a Palestinian for publishing a political poem is extraordinary. Having to prove at trial that police mistranslated her poem is nothing short of […]
Activism
Peter Tosh’s resistance against racism, apartheid and settler-colonialism
March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. A notable cultural icon in the struggle against racism is Jamaican reggae artiste […]
Articles
The Collapse of a Titan by Rais Neza Boneza
Near madness, Strangled in the North, the Equator-– Ngbadolite, Ngemena, to the Ubangui border-– In the center, Tetela land–– Kisangani, Bunia–– In […]
Art & Peace
Lyrics: We've Had Enough By Michael Jackson
Love was taken from a young lifeAnd no one told her whyHer direction has a dimlightFrom one more violent crime She innocently questioned […]
Analysis
Grandpa, what do you make of the killings in Paris? By Cameron Duodu
I used to hop across the road and bring her home from school.We would have lunch together.I enthused her so much about Ghanaian food […]
Activism
House Arrest & Disobedience, Smallberry Press, 2015, London UK. ISBN 978-0993031519
The poems in this book are powerful messages about the cruelty and violence, often hidden and denied, in families, communities and countries. Although […]
Activism
AND I STILL RISE–RIP MAYA ANGELOU
R.I.P. legendary author, poet and activist Maya Angelou. “In addition to her well-known autobiographies, Maya Angelou has steadily written poetry over the years. In […]