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(Where I Stand) Week 3: Coming into your Identity

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Some time last year our Social Media Manager, Joy Otibu was asked in an interview what the most pressing issue facing the diaspora was. Her response was apt and succinct,…

are we brothers?

Are We Brothers?

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We’re brothers We’re all black skinned We share a complexion So we’re family Brothers. Are we? Yet you play with my intelligence And walk around with the mentality of Africa…

Roots from the Same Land

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Roots from the same land You’re there and I’m here With roots in the same land Deep and locked in blood and history The lands that drifted apart separated us…

Where I Stand: Auburn Butterfly Conversation Week 2

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Auburnbutterfly.com joins us once again for Week 2 of our discussion series “Where I Stand.” For week 2, we’re looking at the tensions between Africans and black people of Indirect…