THE DIALOGUE
The Dialogue. “Thanks for picking my call prof,” he said. “People say you are notorious for…
The Dialogue. “Thanks for picking my call prof,” he said. “People say you are notorious for…
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The child is highly valued in indigenous Yoruba culture. As I look at the images sent…
YES YOU CAN FLY
Butterflies and birds have no airports
Yet they take off and fly with
no navigation maps.
Fireflies rise and glide around
without pilot gears
The Serpent and the Flame Èèmọ̀ (Trouble) was standing in front of the one-bedroom apartment in…
The painting of this canvas started in 2019 and ended in 2020.
LIMOUSINE TO HEAVEN There are two places to be on earth. Heaven or hell. You can…
Your Mother is My mother is Your Mother is My Mother.
“Iya Oyo, does your name mean the mother of Oyo, or the mother in Oyo?” I asked Iya Oyo one day.
“It means both,” she responded. “To my entire community of Oyo, I am the mother of all, young and old. If anyone is hungry and comes to me, it is my responsibility to feed them. Anybody who needs a place to sleep and comes to me, I will roll out my mats to them. I am their mother, and that is why I am Iya Oyo. At the same time, I live in Oyo, therefore if I travel anywhere, I am the mother who lives in Oyo.”