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I CHOSE A LIFE OF FREEDOM BY GIVING UP UNFULFILLING ODD JOBS IN AMERICA

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MY LIFE IN AMERICA IS A ROUTINE THAT KILLS ME EACH DAY

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FROM MY HOMELAND IN BENIN TO ADVISING HEADS OF STATE – I FOLLOWED MY DREAMS TO BE A DOCTOR

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CULTURE WAS A DIVISIVE FACTOR IN MY FIRST MARRIAGE

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THE HOODS OF DOWNTOWN ATLANTA ARE MORE PERILOUS THAN THE NIGERIAN “HOOD” I CAME FROM

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HOW I, A SENEGALESE MAN, BECAME A PIONEER IN FRANCE’S COMPLEX ACADEMIC WORLD

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I NEVER PLANNED TO STAY IN AMERICA THIS LONG

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PALM OIL IN AMERICA SMELLS AND TASTES DIFFERENT: MY STRUGGLE TO FIND TASTY FOOD IN THE USA

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I'M FROM ESWATINI, BUT GOD TOLD ME TAIWAN IS MY SPIRITUAL HOME

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FIRST TIME IN CANADA: HOW AFRICAN-TIME SHOWED ME SHEGE!

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I DON’T WANT MY KIDS TO GET LOST IN AMERICA, SO I’M TEACHING THEM BAMBARA

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A YORUBA PRINCE COMES TO AMERICA – MY STORY

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20 YEARS LIVING IN THE USA: I STILL DON’T HAVE ANY AMERICAN FRIENDS, AND I’M COOL WITH THAT

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MY FATHER IS NOT YOUR BABA: PART 1

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HOW I BECAME A CRUSADER AGAINST WESTERN MEDIA’S RACIST DEMONIZATION OF AFRICA

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LEAVING YOUR COUNTRY IS LIKE BREAKING A LIMB…BUT A GOOD THING OVERALL

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WHEN MY LIGHT-SKINNED SON ASKED ME IF HE’S WHITE, I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO TELL HIM

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AM I HABESHA ENOUGH? ANSWERING THE LOADED MARRIAGE QUESTION AS AN ETHIOPIAN LIVING IN AMERICA

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FROM LONELINESS TO IDENTITY CRISIS TO EMBRACING MYSELF AS A FIFTH CULTURE AFRICAN

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LETTER FROM AN UNAPOLOGETIC NIGERIAN-ATLIEN

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LEARNING MY MOTHER TONGUE, IGBO, AS AN ADULT IS A REVOLUTIONARY ACT

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NIGERIANS THROW THE BEST PARTIES IN ATLANTA

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I ALMOST MADE IT TO AMERICA

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LONELINESS: ALL MY NIGERIAN FRIENDS LIVING ABROAD HAVE EXPERIENCED IT

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MEMORIES OF MY UNCLE, A LEADER IN THE SENEGALESE COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK