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Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Released Thursday, 12th November 2020
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Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Thursday, 12th November 2020
 1 person rated this episode
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A moving, complicated, and at times ecstatic conversation between two groundbreaking women. The artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, who was raised in Nigeria and now lives in Los Angeles, and the Booker Prize-nominated writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, who was born in Zimbabwe and educated in England, examine their personal experiences with protest, government corruption, Trump’s America, the erosion of indigenous culture, and ongoing missions to center their African and immigrant stories in their art.Dangarembga’s new novel, This Mournable Body, was recently shortlisted for a 2020 Booker Prize. In July, Dangarembga was arrested in Zimbabwe, protesting government corruption. She’s currently out on bail, but her trial is still pending.

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