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CHANGING THE RHYTHM. Welcome to the African Sun! The African Sun provides a voice for and about the Black community at Brown University. The African Sun aims to serve the Black community by addressing topics relevant to the Black experience and exploring issues from the “Black perspective.” Because mainstream media often ignores or discredits the complex, diverse views of our community the African Sun serves as an alternative public space for opinions, news, and creative expression. In recognition of Black people’s shared experiences and the immense strength of a community, the African Sun provides up-to-date information on national and local issues that affect us as Black people. In honor of the power of literature to bind communities, we maintain high standards of literature and invite all people to submit literature of any kind: poems, short stories, lyrics. All the ideas and questions published in the African Sun will be a source of mobilization for the Black community towards action when relevant. Our greatest hope is that the African Sun will promote respectful, dynamic campus dialogue about issues affecting Black communities. We strongly encourage all members of the Brown community to read, react, and contribute. The theme of this issue is CHANGING THE RHYTHM because we are in a dynamic moment where all beats are changing. This is the moment of the first Black president of the United States. A moment, also, where in our Brown community we can celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the 1968 walkout of Black students who demanded greater university participation in Black admittance and Black achievement. And change is forming and flowing in our student community with the revival of OUAP, our Black student union, the creation of the Black Liberation Project, and the reclaiming of Black spaces. We have been changing the rhythm in all these moments. Changing through time, changing through beats and rhyme, changing in silence. Listen to our voices... Peace. African Sun 2
List of Contributors Basma Samira Renata Sago Seung Hwa Baek Megan A. Smith Elmo Terry Morgan Courtney Smith Marlaina H. Martin Kristin Jordan Emily Taylor Yaa Sarpong Max Clermont Paula Kaufman Ama Ata Aidoo Mark Brown Elvis Alves Cristina Rodrigues Lydia Sharlow Michael Gray Ana Lyman Patrick Sylvain David Elion Cover Art by Lydia Sharlow 3
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Page 6 and 7: 6 Holy Prayer Seung Hwa Baek calm m
Page 8 and 9: Herma Winegarten 8 One morning Herm
Page 10 and 11: Pretty 10 a reminiscing Elmo Terry-
Page 12 and 13: 12 Av’rage turn red, black n gree
Page 14: 14 Av’rage Man done turn nta Dead
Page 17 and 18: Basma Samira i told you that if we
Page 19 and 20: Photo by Ana Lyman 19
Page 21 and 22: Michael Gray 21
Page 23 and 24: Michael Gray 23
Page 25 and 26: The first time I was a unicorn, I k
Page 27 and 28: e the image I can’t take my eyes
Page 29 and 30: For the most part, I am surrounded
Page 31 and 32: The Hegemony of Language Paula Kauf
Page 33 and 34: Politically-Correct This region is
Page 35 and 36: for people to take 3-5 min showers.
Page 37 and 38: Slow Progress The livelihood of the
Page 39 and 40: CR: Given that personal responsibil
Page 43: The Staff Dayna-Joy Chin David Elio

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