Speak OUT! Issue 3

The term ‘freedom of expression’ is bandied about so much that we often forget that it is not a political…

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and…

We didn’t know that’s what they were doing   When they first took our words  From the toddlers’ mouths,   Replacing babbles…

Listen. Become as quiet as the space between your ribs, so you can learn why trees wear their hair underground.…

Dear Nanozga,  Per Amama’s instruction, this letter should be something beautiful about what it means to be Zambian, from aunt…

They say to come again when I speak their language, When I can properly pronounce my vowels without overshadowing my…

‘Damn you, Annabeth!’  Mama came at me with an empty Pall Mall carton, twisted it in my face. I politely…

There’s a place I knew where my mother planted trees and children. All took root. The trees grew tall, straight,…