
Afro-Finnishness
For the second summer in a row I went to my mother's homeland of Finland and had my mind blown. This time I was hosted by Ruskeat Tytöt (Brown Girls), the first all-POC media platform in the Nordic region. In Helsinki I was blessed to teach a writing workshop for brown women and non-binary folk, which they tell me was historic, the first of its kind! SahWira Africa International invited me to give a workshop for youth in the historic city of Turku to talk about their experien

3 Weeks till VONA/Voices Reading
And tribute to innovator Karen Tei Yamashita! Gonna raise the roof! Join the wait list at Eventbrite #writers #poc #authors #reading #performance #VONAVoices #Covo #SanFrancisco #literary

Off for a Viking Weekend in Minneapolis!
So excited to be teaching "Stories of Arrival" for writers of color over MLK Weekend as part of a partnership between VONA/Voices & The Loft Literary Center. I plan on bringing some African warmth to the Twin Cities' Viking cold. On Saturday January 14, the faculty (Chris Abani, Natalie Díaz and Elmaz Abinader & I) will be reading for the public at 7PM, The Loft Literary Center, 1011 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN #VONAVoices #Reading #Travel #POC #Minneapolis #TheLoft #Wr