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By Jieen Zheng As a woman, Why can’t I feel safe on my own street? As a...
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Jun 10, 2022
By Jieen Zheng As a woman, Why can’t I feel safe on my own street? As a...
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By Sarah Mutombo By Sarah Mutombo The trees look sad. Why are they looking so...
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I come from a place they call away Nyamuon Nguany Machar I come from a place they call away.I’m...
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By Ekhlas Ahmed On days like today, you have awakened my senses, brightened my vision and expanded...
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This poem by Ekhlas Ahmed is part of an art exhibition at Cove Street Arts in Portland by...
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By Ali Ali I live in the area of a world where we all smell the same, taste the same, feel the...
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by Isaac Kinzambi Eagle! Cross me your rivers, Since my wings have weakened. Little bird! Take me...
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by Alex Mwakilau I’ll tell you a story, A story that they failed to tell you, About you,...
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by Sarah Ali You know my name, but not my story; You’ve heard what I’ve done, but not what I’ve...
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