Thank you for curating these friend! And for the lovely write ups!
Cole and Lani's piece stood out to me as Black man who enjoys the love and affection of my brothers and an Afro-Latino person that is trying to learn español much later in life.
Jamal I had no idea you were Afro-Latino! I love learning new things about my online friends.
Cole’s piece I read at the beginning of the month through other people’s shares on Notes and knew immediately it would be be on my list. It’s a real stand out.
Lani’s piece I read from the LockedIn page and was so glad I came across. It was incredibly relatable to me as I struggle with Arabic both for myself and as I try to pass it down to my children, now third generation… Language is fascinating.
Thank you, Noha 🩷 for including me in this curated lineup. I immediately read your essay as well as Raju's and had already read Rahma's. This was a lovely surprise to wake up to this morning. xo
I'm so glad! Your essay was so relatable to me as someone struggling with my Arabic, and then trying to pass it along to my children, who are further along that tenuous connection path from it than I am.
Ashamed to say I don’t ever remember hearing about this on my history class. “Over 8,000 children are born from genocidal rape, many of whom are looking for their fathers today. What kind of feelings do you have for a father born from this?, I wonder.” This part gutted me. Thank you for writing about this.
Yoooo, didn't even realize you were doing an unlocked @Noha and the post you're highlighting are heat!
Hahahaaaa surprise! The work here is amazing.
Thank you for curating these friend! And for the lovely write ups!
Cole and Lani's piece stood out to me as Black man who enjoys the love and affection of my brothers and an Afro-Latino person that is trying to learn español much later in life.
Jamal I had no idea you were Afro-Latino! I love learning new things about my online friends.
Cole’s piece I read at the beginning of the month through other people’s shares on Notes and knew immediately it would be be on my list. It’s a real stand out.
Lani’s piece I read from the LockedIn page and was so glad I came across. It was incredibly relatable to me as I struggle with Arabic both for myself and as I try to pass it down to my children, now third generation… Language is fascinating.
Great selections Noha. I ate them all up!
Thank you! Weren’t they so good??!
Thank you, Noha 🩷 for including me in this curated lineup. I immediately read your essay as well as Raju's and had already read Rahma's. This was a lovely surprise to wake up to this morning. xo
I'm so glad! Your essay was so relatable to me as someone struggling with my Arabic, and then trying to pass it along to my children, who are further along that tenuous connection path from it than I am.
Ashamed to say I don’t ever remember hearing about this on my history class. “Over 8,000 children are born from genocidal rape, many of whom are looking for their fathers today. What kind of feelings do you have for a father born from this?, I wonder.” This part gutted me. Thank you for writing about this.