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Transition is a unique forum for fresh perspectives on global issues, literature and art, cultures and people, with an emphasis on Africa and the diaspora.
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Free copies of our SUDAN issue at this teach-in at First Parish Church at 7 on Thursday. See this Instagram photo by @thefreedomschool
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ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR SUDAN: Join us at THIS poetry benefit. Contributors to T138 SUDAN, Safia Elhillo @mafiasafia and @LameeseB Lameese Badr, will be reading. We'll be giving away some free copies of the issue. Eventbrite in comments.
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From this urgent and brilliant new issue of @Transition_Mag dedicated to Sudan, in which "the people who have found themselves and their families in the crosshairs of such complexities tell their stories."
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For those following Sudan, take a pause and read @Parker_Bilal Jamal Mahjoub's new piece in @Transition_Mag. Like "A Line in the River" it's an insightful blend of history, memoir, and analysis.
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I wrote this essay in the current Sudan issue of Transition Magazine titled "The Politics of Hunger" which argues that the current hunger crisis has been decades in the making. It begins with Nimeiri and looks at US engagement over the decades. https://t.co/WJqVU0pznc
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Selections from TRANSITION'S new issue on SUDAN, including Jamal Mahjoub's "The Murderous Bazaar," Nisrin Elamin's "The Politics of Hunger," and an overview by editor Rogaia Abusharaf at https://t.co/0lasoEOuo1 Buy for $20 at our Store @Parker_Bilal @minlayla77 #KeepEyesOnSudan
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Look for our new issue on Sudan. All eyes on Sudan
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A library exhibit that celebrates 21st century literature from Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond (We're at Harvard!). Proud to be in the company of, among others, @IseleMagazine and @doeklitmag If you're near UC Berkeley, go see it. Or take a peek here: https://t.co/LIVG5RdnFG
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A look at UC Berkeley access to a continent of phenomenal literature
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TRANSITION congratulates past contributor Catherine-Esther Cowie. Her book HEIRLOOM was just shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Here you'll find a sneak peek: a stunning poem from book.
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Thursday, TRANSITION and the ICA/Boston partnered to bring you a gallery talk between author ZZ Packer and artist Portia Zvavahera. Look out for ZZ's essay on Portia's work in a forthcoming issue. Thank you @melissablackall for the photos! https://t.co/7BNXRpmcb0
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With a resplendent cover by Miska Mohammed, TRANSITION’s new issue, SOLIDARITIES, arrives at a critical moment. Exploring the historical solidarities of the Diaspora, it offers solace and inspires the courage needed for global resistance. See order link below ⬇️
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TRANSITION MAGAZINE congratulates Catherine-Esther Cowie! Her first collection of poetry, HEIRLOOM, has made the shortlist for a FORWARD Prize. Catherine-Esther's work appears in T135, our Species Issue. https://t.co/jDCnTsyvUI
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Tushabe walks the reader through the jarring transition from an inclusive upbringing to a contemporary existence under threat. Full link: https://t.co/0gI5bTAtVr Tushabe is an associate professor in the Center for Human & Sexuality Studies at Widener University, PA.
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Nsereko articulates a harrowing personal encounter with queer language as a source of both belonging and division. Full essay: https://t.co/K78arDnc8C Mark Kennedy Nsereko is a creative writer and lawyer born in Kampala, Uganda. He writes poems, short stories and essays.
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Leilah Babirye, Gunsinze aliwa Bitono, 2023. Wood, wax, acrylic, bolts, nuts, bicycle parts, found objects. Copyright: Babirye. Courtesy the artist; Stephen Friedman Gallery, London & NY, Gordon Robichaux, NY & Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, Paris & London. Photo: Mark Blower
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Interviewed by Dagmawi Woubshet, Ashton Crawley discusses how his installation ""HOMEGOING"" merges art and sonics to spiritually memoiralize Black queer church musicians lost to the AIDS crisis. Full interview: https://t.co/48KutVP4S4
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Meron's verse invokes the rapturous vibrancy of collective prayer. Link: https://t.co/jZ8meIRlRG Hana Meron is an Ethiopian-American storyteller based in Albuquerque, NM who believes deeply in joy as a means of Black liberation. b
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