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Author: Afrika Nora Owes

Twenty-something, Harlemite born & raised. I be real, I be classy, I be knowing.

How Prison Prepared me for Social Distancing

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Afrika Nora OwesLeave a comment

Note: If you'd like to skip to my tips for using time wisely during quarantine, click here. In many ways, my 6 months in jail reminds me of the new social distancing policies. Visits with families and friends were 3 times a week and one hour long. You couldn’t touch your visitors except to hug [...]

Posted in Blog Posts, Growin, KnowinTagged Growin, Knowin, livin

When Angel’s Laugh/ Karen’s Kairos moment

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Afrika Nora OwesLeave a comment

Today my son turned 1 month. It also marks 2 weeks since my mother passed away. I can't find the words to put what I feel in paragraph. But I have always found poetry to be the perfect prose to express and process pain. I wrote the below poem for my mother's home going service [...]

Posted in Blog PostsTagged Growin, livin

To My Son’s Father

August 18, 2019August 19, 2019 Afrika Nora Owes1 Comment

Dear Lance, I never grew up with a father. I’ve never known the love of a man unconditionally, a love of reciprocity, without limitations. I never understood what a dad is supposed to do. What is the purpose of this figure if my mom can do it all on her own, I mean she cooked [...]

Posted in Blog Posts, Growin, Knowin, PoetryTagged Growin, Knowin, livin

Momma Afrika

August 15, 2019August 30, 2019 Afrika Nora Owes8 Comments

When I found out I was pregnant, I had an anxiety attack. I called my first cousin/ brother freaking out and my first question was “am I going to be successful? How will I continue to have a career?” I just finished an orientation for the KIPP Alumni Accelerator program in partnership with the Management [...]

Posted in Blog Posts, Growin, KnowinTagged Growin, Knowin, livin

December Self-Reflection Challenge

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Afrika Nora OwesLeave a comment

2018 was a helluva year. Like most people, towards the end of the year, I begin thinking about New Year's resolutions and how much I'm going to glo' up, who I'm going to cut off, how bougie I'm finna' act, and how my waist is gonna be snatched. If it's an especially bad year, the [...]

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