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What do we do on Sundays? (I mean, before the cleaning, cooking, stopping kids' squabbles, and trying to crack the code of how to fit both work & homeschooling in the coming week). We read! So here's #EyalaReads, your recommended reads about #Africa #WomensRights & #Feminism.
"Grief is a cruel kind of education." Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote how grieving for her father, but also about who he was. It's a beautiful and moving piece. Uncomfortably intimate at times, especially because she has been so private so far.
bit.ly/2RHkajN @NewYorker
bit.ly/2RHkajN @NewYorker
"Volatile times call for complex and imaginative cultural stories." Read @MsAfropolitan's thoughts about African #feminism and afropolitanism today. (Blogging tip: see how she links back to her own blog when she guest-posts? We learn oh!)
bit.ly/2Hc6Xx7 @brittlepaper
bit.ly/2Hc6Xx7 @brittlepaper
Another Sunday, another #EyalaReads! Setting time aside on Sunday mornings to go through my bookmarks is my version of Auntie Maxine's "reclaiming my time". Sharing a selection of great reads about #Africa #WomensRights and #Feminism with you all is the icing on the cake. Enjoy!
"The stigmatization of single motherhood is a patriarchal strategy used to police women into heterosexual submission." @Married2_Coffee wrote about single mothers in #SouthSudan and you should read this!
bit.ly/35wSKFp
bit.ly/35wSKFp
@monaeltahawy started a newsletter! It's called #Feminist Giant and it's dope. Of the few issues I've received so far, this one is my favorite. It's about the Beijing conference, #Covid_19, and "the Multiplicity of Fuckeries." Sign up!
bit.ly/3bRZw9I #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3bRZw9I #EyalaReads
2020 truly is the year of weird: good or bad, everything feels strange. I'm grateful for the sense of normalcy #EyalaReads brings on the Sundays I'm able to curate it, and for you for reading with me. Enjoy this week's roundup of my fav reads on #Africa #WomensRights & #Feminism!
If you read only one thing this week, this is the one. Jesmyn Ward wrote her heart out in @VanityFair and I felt everything: the grief, the fatigue, the anger, the hope. Read this, it is magnificent.
bit.ly/3212NAn #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3212NAn #EyalaReads
Ta-Nehisi Coates did a spectacular job as a guest-editor of The Great Fire, @VanityFair's September issue, about race relations and #racism in the US. I loved the interview Angela Davis gave @ava. Great insights for us African feminists, too.
bit.ly/356BPJk #EyalaReads
bit.ly/356BPJk #EyalaReads
Hello beautiful souls! My calendar says it's Sunday (though my to-do list suggests otherwise) so here I am, bringing you #EyalaReads, your weekly reading recommendations about #WomensRights, #Feminism & #Africa... From my bookmarks to yours.
I loved @Afrowomanist's thoughts on what self-care means for #feminist activists! Don't miss out. It warms my heart to see an essay on @AfriFeminists that is inspired by a @blkwomenradical webinar. Different platforms, same conversations.💜
bit.ly/3gn7sjY #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3gn7sjY #EyalaReads
"If you don’t intend your feminism to be transformative, then please at least spare us this dehumanising agony." It took me a while to read this piece @fungaijustbeing because I was shouting "yes!!" every two lines. Read it, share it.
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bit.ly/2QijKzw #EyalaReads
It's #EyalaReads time! Hope you're ready for your weekly recommendations of inspiring (and sometimes infuriating) pieces of writing about #Feminism, #WomensRights & #Africa. Definitely my favorite way of ending the week!
#SundayReads
#SundayReads
Combating the misuse of tradition to justify gender-based violence was my entry point into #feminist work. Reading this @dwnews piece on womxn who are called witches & persecuted for it reminded me of why this will always be a priority of mine.
bit.ly/3g1ElT9 #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3g1ElT9 #EyalaReads
Has Rama Salla Dieng's "Talking back" series really come to an end? I loved every interview. This last one with @YaraSallam, a #feminist from #Egypt, is shorter but packed with great insights (and some awesome reading recommendations). Read it!
bit.ly/30YGEC0
bit.ly/30YGEC0
Hello Eyala family! It's been a week of near-silence on social media because July brought more engagement than what my little introvert heart can handle. But I'm back with #EyalaReads, your weekly reading recommendations about #feminism #Africa #WomensRights.
Images of the #BeirutBlast have been haunting me all week. I can't stop thinking about the thousands of womxn from across Africa working in #Beirut as domestic workers. This @CNN piece about what they're experiencing is a painful read.
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For African migrant workers in #Beirut trauma is adding to trauma. @CNN had previously reported on abuse by #Kenya consulate staff. An infuriating read. If you know #Afrifem / orgs supporting our sisters in #Lebanon please let me know.
cnn.it/30IEarA #EyalaReads
cnn.it/30IEarA #EyalaReads
Hello Friends! Somehow Sunday has come again to close one of these feel-long-but-go-in-a-flash weeks 2020 has specialized in. So here I am with my list of #recommendedreads about #Africa #WomensRights & #Feminism, and an exciting announcement!
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
If you know (or just follow) me you will know that #feminist sisterhood is the core of what I am about. So of course @TheJamaJack's ode to the sisters who nurture her is at the top of this reading list. Thank you sis for sharing!
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bit.ly/2Bx2wKV #EyalaReads
@TheJamaJack piece reminded me of what Dr. Celeste Henery wrote in @HistoryWO about radical friendships: "a type of friendship, driven by an uncertain but no less wondrous attempt to become more of ourselves. I would call it sacred." On point.
bit.ly/3006cOB #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3006cOB #EyalaReads
Sunday morning ritual: catching up with my bookmarks section and sharing recommended reads about #WomensRights #Feminism & #Africa with you all. This is turning out to be great training about how to multitask and focus through chaos. Who knew? Anyway, it's time for #EyalaReads!
With every day that passes, we realize how expansive, harmful and complex the impact of #COVID19 on #WomensRights is. Sobering and infuriating. Like with this analysis of @chenaichair about online violence against women.
bit.ly/2OFdkK6 @webfoundation
bit.ly/2OFdkK6 @webfoundation
Online violence against women and girls was already so brutal, especially for #feminist activists - as @OuyaVivianne of @FeministsKE explains in @AfriFeminists. I'm worried about us, sisters. Let's check on each other.
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bit.ly/2DYmSO8
Good morning Eyala family ☀️ and welcome back to #EyalaReads, your Sunday selection of recommended reads about #Feminism #WomensRights and #Africa.
#SundayReads
#SundayReads
As #Afrifem we often say that "we stand on the shoulders of giants". How much do we actually know about our #feminist foremothers? The question came as I read @EverjoiceWin's moving obituary for Mabel Moyo. May she rest in power.
bit.ly/3gOv4yA @jass4justice
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bit.ly/3gOv4yA @jass4justice
#EyalaReads
To be young, gifted, Black and #feminist in #Russia... Whew. Read about Maria Magdalena Tunkara, a 22-year-old Russian-Malian woman who wont't apologize for telling the truth about #racism in her country. A powerhouse.
Profile by @mkpetkova in @AJEnglish
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Profile by @mkpetkova in @AJEnglish
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It's the 1st Sunday of the 2nd half of the mess of a year that is 2020! Not something I would've ever thought to celebrate but in 2020 we to snatch joy wherever we can.
So let's celebrate by doing our #EyalaReads thing, shall we? Reads about #WomensRights #Africa #Feminism 👇🏾
So let's celebrate by doing our #EyalaReads thing, shall we? Reads about #WomensRights #Africa #Feminism 👇🏾
"I have probably been thinking about dead black people more than the police and politicians whose decisions kill them."
This essay by @Okwonga in @BylineTimes did things to my heart I don't have words to explain. Read it.
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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This essay by @Okwonga in @BylineTimes did things to my heart I don't have words to explain. Read it.
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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Historians' erasure of women's contributions to African independence struggles is beyond infuriating.
Grateful for @AnnetteJosephG's wonderful tribute to anti-colonial activist Andrée Blouin who fought for Congolese independence: bit.ly/2ZSjGen
#EyalaReads @AJEnglish
Grateful for @AnnetteJosephG's wonderful tribute to anti-colonial activist Andrée Blouin who fought for Congolese independence: bit.ly/2ZSjGen
#EyalaReads @AJEnglish
My plan with the Sunday #EyalaReads was always to spread joy, but this week, I can't do it. This Black woman is carrying too much hurt around, and my selection of #recommendedreads shows it. Sharing them anyway after a long debate with myself though. #SundayReads
Being sad and angry and afraid to put all of it in words, I am in awe of the Black women who have done so. That's what today's #EyalaReads is all about.
So thank you @_TARYNitUP for your homage to Oluwatoyin Salau. She deserved so much better indeed.
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So thank you @_TARYNitUP for your homage to Oluwatoyin Salau. She deserved so much better indeed.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e…
If I had the courage to write about why everything feels so heavy these days, it would read a lot like what @LadyGodiva83 wrote in @TheCut (only less beautifully crafted). Grateful for the hopeful offering she ends with👇🏾
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#EyalaReads
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#EyalaReads
It's been a long, exhausting week, with more painful conversations than most of us had the bandwith to deal with. But we made it to another Sunday, so it's time for #EyalaReads! I'm recommending some articles I read this week about #WomensRights #Feminism & #Africa.
#SundayReads
#SundayReads
I'm fascinated by blindspots, so I've been wondering: who are we (not) talking about when we chant #BlackLivesMatter? Iconic transgender activist @immissmajor told @blkwomenradical why we need to be inclusive of the Black trans community.
bit.ly/2znerKe #EyalaReads
bit.ly/2znerKe #EyalaReads
The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic is getting more worrying every day. This @TheAtlantic report shows that the supplies of sexual health products are running low and my brain hurts as I imagine the consequences for #WomensRights...
bit.ly/3e3viRp #EyalaReads
bit.ly/3e3viRp #EyalaReads
Hello fam! Time for me to lift myself from a few weeks of hurt, anger and heartbreak, and follow the advice a brilliant #Afrifem gave me: "Don't let them pull you in their hole." So I'm back with recommended reads about #Africa, #WomensRights & #Feminism
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
First let me flag a few important news stories that may have missed due to the global context:
#WeAreTired. Tired of being raped and killed. I stand in solidarity with Nigerian feminists demanding #JusticeForUwa and #JusticeForTina. Enough
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#WeAreTired. Tired of being raped and killed. I stand in solidarity with Nigerian feminists demanding #JusticeForUwa and #JusticeForTina. Enough
bit.ly/3h1znrd
#EyalaReads
Don't ignore this: in #Cameroon journalist Samuel Wazizi was arbitrarily arrested last year and for 300 DAYS his family & lawyers did not hear from him. Now we find out he was murdered in prison. We demand #JusticeForWazizi. Follow @KahWalla for more info.
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bit.ly/37a3QyY
Time feels so strange in lockdown: each day is painfully slow, yet every Sunday I find myself asking where the week went. Anyway, here we are again: it's time for #EyalaReads, your weekly list of recommended reads about #Feminism #WomensRights & #Africa.
Don't be like me: don't hurl your phone across the room when reading this @thelilynews piece. Mothers in heterosexual relationships are quitting jobs they love because their partners can't handle their own kids during the lockdown.
W👏🏾T👏🏾F👏🏾
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#EyalaReads
W👏🏾T👏🏾F👏🏾
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#EyalaReads
Speaking of #lockdown: I know we're all tired of reading about "Sex in the age of #COVID19" but this one is a gem. I mean, of course it is: it's on @adventurefrom. Read it!
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#EyalaReads
Gather around, beautiful souls! It's reading time. If you're looking for recommended reads about #Feminism #WomensRights & #Africa to your #SundayReads list, you've come to the right place: #EyalaReads starts here and now!
I'm grateful to @Asmaaouu for curating a great list of non #COVID19 related articles and op-eds by African #feminist writers and activists. A welcome breath of fresh air.
Read on @AfriFeminists: bit.ly/3dQ5Cao
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Read on @AfriFeminists: bit.ly/3dQ5Cao
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Today is International Day against Homophopia, Transphobia and Biphobia, and @TheRustinTimes is celebrating voices of queer people from Nigeria who dare to #BreakTheSilence.
#ChooseLoveNigeria #IDAHOBIT2020 #EyalaReads #SundayReads
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#ChooseLoveNigeria #IDAHOBIT2020 #EyalaReads #SundayReads
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It's time for #EyalaReads, the weekly ritual that gives you #RecommendedRead articles about #Feminism, #WomensRights & #Africa (and that gives me a reason to remember and care what day of the week it is).
Grab a drink, grab a seat, it's reading time!
#SundayReads
Grab a drink, grab a seat, it's reading time!
#SundayReads
My favorite: I fangirled, learned and laughed a lot while reading this interview of @tiffmugo, is a co-founder of @HOLAAfrica (one of the best #Afrifem platforms out there).
Part of @SaalaJeng's excellent "Talking back" series on @africasacountry.
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Part of @SaalaJeng's excellent "Talking back" series on @africasacountry.
bit.ly/3biYiCs
If you work/ are interested in the international development sector, read @ThatBoyKhalifax's critique of the (nonexistent) role of NGOs in the #COVID19 response in #Tanzania. We must do better.
bit.ly/3fEruHI - @africasacountry
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
#covid19Tanzania
bit.ly/3fEruHI - @africasacountry
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
#covid19Tanzania
It's that time of the week again! The time when I catch up with dozens of articles I've bookmarked all week, and share my favs with you all. As usual, it's all about #Feminism
#WomensRights & #Africa.
Grab a drink and a comfy seat. We're doing this!
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
#WomensRights & #Africa.
Grab a drink and a comfy seat. We're doing this!
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
What does #StayAtHome mean when home is where you are most oppressed? @africasacountry shares the perspective of LGBTQI people in #Senegal where some leaders speak of #COVID19 as divine punishment of same-sex love. Terrifying.
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Another source of concern: how world leaders are misusing #COVID19 response measures to restrict their citizen's human rights, including gender justice. Interesting overview by @LatanyaFrett of @GlobalFundWomen in @5050oD
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Happy Sunday beautiful souls! I hope you're all keeping safe and sane. I'm back with #EyalaReads, your weekly list of recommended articles about #WomensRights #feminism & #Africa.
#SundayReads
#SundayReads
Being in #lockdown with 2 small children has me facing my conflicted relation with parenting. I guess that's why I was so drawn to this piece @SaalaJeng that weaves the personal & the political. Merci Rama!
bit.ly/2SoKvnx - @TimesCorona
#EyalaReads #SundayReads #COVID19
bit.ly/2SoKvnx - @TimesCorona
#EyalaReads #SundayReads #COVID19
Speaking of #ParentingInLockdown, the voices of American single mothers in this @NewYorker article stirred my soul in ways I don't yet have the words to describe. Read it.
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads #COVID19Pandemic
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads #COVID19Pandemic
Today marks the end of my 5th week in #lockdown and this drawing I saw on Instagram (at HowDoYouAdult) is an exact depiction of my current state. So, just a heads-up: today's #SundayReads thread will be short! But as always, great reads about #women #feminism & #Africa. Enjoy! 
My favorite: @samirasawlani's piece about her younger sister Kaz, a lovely baby girl with dimples turned health worker, who now works tirelessly to save her #COVID19 patients. I wept the whole time.
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Via @theMagunga
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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Via @theMagunga
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Loved @stillSHErises' piece about radical #feminist care in #Africa. Love how she introduces the concepts, a bit of historical background and great activists/ initiatives & still keeps her article enjoyable.
Jessica can you give writing classes?
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Jessica can you give writing classes?
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It's time for #EyalaReads: your weekly selection of great articles about #Africa, #feminism & #WomensRights. With an unapologetic focus on African women writers (and now a deliberately avoidance of stress-inducing content about #Covid_19). Ready?
#SundayReads
#SundayReads
As you might have noticed, nothing gives me more joy than to celebrate the badassery of a #feminist sister. That's what Eyala is all about. So let me start with this @nytimes profile of Ugandan @drstellanyanzi. She is epic.
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Also can this virus go away already? I need to go to Abidjan to meet @DroEdwige, visit her brand new #feminist library @1949books! In the meantime, read more about her vision in this interview with @brittlepaper.
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
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#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Hello all! I hope you are all keeping safe and sane in these uncertain #COVID19 times.
Hard to keep track of the days at the moment but take my word for it: it's #EyalaReads time. Your #SundayReads selection of articles about #WomensRights #Africa #Feminism is ready 👇🏾
Hard to keep track of the days at the moment but take my word for it: it's #EyalaReads time. Your #SundayReads selection of articles about #WomensRights #Africa #Feminism is ready 👇🏾
My favorite: Notes on Lockdown by South African #feminist writer @Sisonkemsimang. The way she weaves together the different layers of her concerns really moved my heart, brain and soul. Read it!
bit.ly/2WQKUSz via @africasacountry
#EyalaReads #SundayReads #COVID19
bit.ly/2WQKUSz via @africasacountry
#EyalaReads #SundayReads #COVID19
@OhTimehin explores why social distancing, while a logical response to #COVID19, is deeply out of touch with the realities of how people live and survive in #Nigeria and all over #Africa. I'm hoping for a part 2!
bit.ly/2ya9Rho via @The_Corres
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
bit.ly/2ya9Rho via @The_Corres
#EyalaReads #SundayReads
Hello! I hope you are staying safe and sane in these surreal times. The past 2 weeks have been incredibly stressful, but somehow I've found myself breathing and reading again today. So I'm back with a few #SundayReads recommendations (not all #COVIDー19 I promise!)
#EyalaReads
#EyalaReads
"If patriarchy were a sound, it would be the sound of machines. The screeching, shrilling, droning, drilling, alarming, shooting, banging, beeping."
@MsAfropolitan is my favorite blogger for a reason! Read her blog & new book.
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#SundayReads #EyalaReads
@MsAfropolitan is my favorite blogger for a reason! Read her blog & new book.
bit.ly/2UaLHvS
#SundayReads #EyalaReads
It doesn't matter what goes on in the world, you can always count on @adventurefrom to tell you how to keep your sex life active and safe through the crisis. Grateful to @nas009 for sharing her tips!
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#SundayReads #EyalaReads
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#SundayReads #EyalaReads
It's that time of the week again. If you enjoy reading and you're curious about #Feminism, #WomensRights & #Africa, you've come to the right corner of the internet. Grab a seat!
#SundayRead #EyalaReads
#SundayRead #EyalaReads
“Disinformation, emotional manipulation and outright deceit.” Conservative forces will do anything to deny women their sexual & reproductive rights. Exhibit I-lost-count: @openDemocracy's investigation in #Uganda. Chilling.
@5050oD
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
@5050oD
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
In #SouthAfrica too, healthcare providers are denying pregnant women - many of them as a result of rape - access to the safe abortion they need, request and are legally entitled to. @drtlaleng has had enough. Read her op-ed:
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
I've hardly read anything this week - this photo 👇🏾pretty much sums up my week. But I thought about what @Lusukalanga would do to me if I skipped my weekly #EyalaReads thread & decided I like being alive. So here are my #SundayRead suggestions on #WomensRights #Africa #feminism
My favorite: @SidrahMay wrote about being a visibly Muslim woman in Canada as a "stereotype-busting-Muslim-girl PR job" she's taken on since childhood. The exhaustion she so beautifully describes feels familiar. In @thismagazine
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
In case you too have been hiding under a rock:
1. @drstellanyanzi is finally free!
2. Her fighting spirit is unwavering.
3. We're switching to #BoldLikeNyanzi
4. Her poetry is 🔥 #NoRosesFromMyMouth published by @SharingUbuntu
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#SundayRead #EyalaReads
1. @drstellanyanzi is finally free!
2. Her fighting spirit is unwavering.
3. We're switching to #BoldLikeNyanzi
4. Her poetry is 🔥 #NoRosesFromMyMouth published by @SharingUbuntu
bit.ly/2TcbDFA
#SundayRead #EyalaReads
