Meet talented writers and authors from different countries and cultures in the spotlight. Read their stories, learn from their experiences, and discover new books and poems to enjoy.
President Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s “beautiful English” and asked where he learned to speak so well, apparently unaware that English is Liberia’s official language and the country was founded by freed American slaves in 1822.
Remmick from Sinners represents a complex villain whose Irish origins reveal centuries of cultural loss and colonial trauma, making him a haunting reflection of how oppression can transform victims into perpetrators seeking to rebuild lost communities through destructive means.
Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners uses a supernatural musical sequence to demonstrate how authentic cultural expression transcends time periods, connecting ancestral traditions with contemporary art forms through scientifically-documented psychological and neurological mechanisms of musical memory and cultural transmission.
