Alaafia from Gainesville, family! The sands of summer have slowly slipped through our fingers and the time has come to get back to the grind. Time flies when you’re having fun, eh? I’m blessed to be spending the semester down in the sunshine state as a visiting student at the University of Florida’s Center for African Studies. The welcome and the weather have both been quite warm and I’ve hit the ground running: studying Yoruba, writing, and reading for my upcoming comprehensive e...

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