“My dad got me a poetry teacher, Paul Liam at the age of 8, to strengthen the meaning of poetry on top of my soul and to help with the foundation. After that coach, I gathered 30 poems suitable for publication. My dad published the book when I was 10 years old.”- Zakiyya Dzukog
Meeting God In Zakiyya’s CARVED Read More »
We are excited to announce yet another edition of TVOTRIBE’s Anniversary, which is scheduled to hold from the 19th- the 24th of July. We are so delighted because this year’s edition promises to be queer, indigenous and original.
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Africa is likened to a woman, who dresses her keratin-rich, strong and dark hair in a way where a part is plaited round and the remaining part of the hair is left free-flowing.
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If we had been asked again at this point if we thought being male or white would have made us happier, we would have responded in genuine puzzlement at what that strange vague word “happy” implied.
MONOCHROMACY AND YESTERDAY’S WOMEN Read More »
MARITAL RITES IN AFRICA || Soyoye Testimony Faith The origin of marriage in Africa is as old as the folklores told at the village squares to young offsprings.” —— Soyoye Testimony. In Africa, marriage is regarded as a pivotal part of our culture, and just like every other component part of this culture, there are
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Marry a white person, you’ll only have to buy a casket and mark a plot in the cemetery!
SELECTING TRADITIONS: DEATH IN AFRICAN FAMILIES – RITES, RITUALS AND DEMONS Read More »
I looked on to the face of Mother
my siblings, friends, & relatives urging me to smile
they said this was for the best…
Severed to be Chaste Read More »
Nnedi Okorafor defines Africanfuturism as “a sub-category of science fiction that is similar to ‘Afrofuturism’ but more deeply rooted in African culture, history, mythology, and point-of-view as it then branches into the Black diaspora, and it does not privilege or center the West.” Here at TVO TRIBE, We believe Africanfuturism transcends science fiction. We
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Like African colonies did for our independence,
we shall repaint the faint images of heroism and
mold a strong victory and liberty fences.
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