Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie And National Poetry Month

03/04/2025 26 min
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie And National Poetry Month

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A California Proposition was supposed to curb petty theft and drug abuse. Already, the proposed solution seems to be offering more problems than it’s helping to fix. Then, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks to the current moment of African-centered culture. And, the deep roots of Bay Area poetry. 
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