African Voices Summer 2016 (Digital) | Page 5

Contents FICTION AND BOOKS 24  Olio Offers A Compelling Tribute to Reshape Our Musical Narratives by Shani Jamila 26  Peach Cobbler by Aimiende Negbenebor Sela POETRY 4 Churches[1] by Julian Randall 20 ALWAYS, THERE IS MUSIC by Ariana Brown 7 Undressing In The Rain by Yesenia Montilla 21 It’s A Miracle by Yesenia Montilla 15 Ode to James Baldwin by Zoe Smith-Holladay 30 on the E express a boy asks his mama a few things by Amber Atiya 19 My Father Tells Me He and My Mother Got Married the Year Purple Rain was Released by Julian Randall 34 SHUFFLE MACHINE by Joel Dias-Porter 16  on’t Let me Be Misunderstood: D The Relationship Between James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry & Nin