“For Africa to me… is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.”
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today i found an unexpected email from a beautiful stranger named christine mehr. she created this short film to my poem ‘for women who are difficult to love’. the world is bulging with gentle stunning spirits. so grateful that they find me and share themselves. and in turn i share with you.
video - christine mehr
cello - zoe keating
poetry - warsan shire
Cotonou, Benin
Abuja, Nigeria
Algiers, Algeria
Ouagadougou, Bourkina Faso
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dakar, Senegal
Kampala,Uganda
Mombasa, Kenya
Lome, Togo
Luanda, Angola
Rabat, Morocco
Monrovia, Liberia
Luanda, Angola
Lome, Togo
Kinshasa, Congo
Maputu, Mozambique
Marrakesh, Morocco
Alexandria, Egypt
Kinshasa, Congo
Nairobi, Kenya
Gabrone, Botswana
Harare, Zimbabwe
Bamako, Mali
Dakar, Senegal
Fes, Morocco
Marrakesh, Morocco
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cairo, Egypt
Durban, South Africa
(Source: andwhenyousmilex)
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