Last September (2018) my sister, Kimberley Chakona, released her second book titled Poetry to the People. The most exciting part about this release is the collaboration of artists. I had always known my sister wanted to collaborate with other poets and artists in general but I didn’t expect it to happen so early on in her…
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SPOILER ALERT!!! A couple nights ago I finally watched Breaking In, 2018, and I thought I loved it (as I do most strong-black-female-lead films I watch). The film is directed by James McTeigue — who’s résumé isn’t all that impressive considering I feel very unamused by all his other work. The screenplay is by Ryan Engle…
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SPOILER ALERT!!! On the 21st of September my daughter and I snugged up in bed to watch Nappily Ever After, 2018, a Netflix original. The film, directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour, had already been added to ‘My List’ the day the trailer was released because somehow, I already knew I would love it, representation plus actual…
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SPOILER ALERT!!! Last night, 13 March 2018, I finally took a trip to Wakanda via Ster-kinekor and I’m still shook. Wow. Guys. I never. To answer the most obvious question first, why did I take so long to go watch it? Well, the night I was originally meant to go, soon after the premiere screening,…
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Last Tuesday, 6 March 2018, I attended the open mic session of Pick Me Up Poetry. I went in not really knowing what to expect, high key anxious of the kind of crowd I’d meet, and contemplating reciting a poem should I decide I like the crowd haha many emotions. Hosted either at Bread &…
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