The Braid Blog

A literary billet-doux to the African world.

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Hi! I’m Joy, a Louisiana-born, Nigerian-American writer who’s obsessed with literature, research, and the untold histories of Africa and the Black diaspora. The Braid Blog is where I weave it all together: memory, literature, culture, and the quiet power in our everyday lives. Think of this space as part archive, part altar–always an offering.

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The Braidshelf

The Braidshelf

Welcome to The Braidshelf, a digital archive of literature written by us, for us.
Because our stories deserve more than just a side part.

Nearly All The Men in Lagos Are Mad by Damilare Kuku
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje
American Negra: a memoir by Natasha S. Alford
Almost There: A Twisted Tale by Farrah Rochon
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
Bemused by Farrah Rochon
Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola
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