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Birthdays: Wax Drippings in the Frosting.

          Yesterday was my 26th birthday. The first birthday that I have ever had that did not include my mother. Those words alone are enough to send me into a downward spiral of selective mutism. I don’t want to talk about it, hear about it, or feel it. The words alone make me feel like I’m going to have a meltdown, even if I’m not speaking them out loud.

          The day itself was bearable.…

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Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.

Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.