Thread by @EyalaBlog

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.
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👇🏾
bit.ly/3egqA2R
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Part of the reason I'm so triggered is captured in @RokhayaDiallo's op-ed for @washingtonpost: being Afro-French is fighting France's refusal to even acknowledge the issues. Gaslighting by the street and the State, all day, every day. Maybe there's hope?
bit.ly/313RBCS

"There are ways to alleviate poverty in Africa. Voluntarism is not one of them." @RosebellK and others have been telling this again and again, maybe now people will listen?

In @thecontinent_
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Read here:

https://twitter.com/RosebellK/status/1274391957637337088?s=19

"The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." This quote by Toni Morrison has a reminded me to keep sharing #Afrifem stories.

So, friends, meet @JeanKemitare, a brilliant #feminist from #Uganda!

bit.ly/2Njtub8

There are few more pieces I'd recommend which are not free to access, like @zahrahnesbitt writing about books in @republicjournal and @OhTimehin's heartbreaking newsletter in @The_Corres. If you can access them, don't miss out.

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It's a wrap for today. Hope I didn't kill your Sunday vibe! My wish for you all, and forvmyself, is that we bring joy back into our lives. We deserve it. Happy Sunday!

I was wrong about @OhTimehin's newsletter not being free to access. Here is the link. Please read it. (But also sign up via @The_Corres, our sister needs to get paid!)

thecorrespondent.com/mail/olutimehi…