The PEN Ten with Romeo Oriogun
I do not have the luxury of forgetting my identity, it is one I must carry and always be aware of as I navigate spaces where I don't feel… More
Fordham University Welcomes Writer at Risk in Residence Kanchana Ugbabe with PEN America and Artists at Risk Connection
As a writer and South Asian woman settled in an increasingly unstable part of Nigeria, the risks and uncertainty became personal, reaching her hometown, Jos. More
‘Citizens Must Draw Line Between Free Speech and Arbitrary Spite’: Nigerian Writers Call for Calm in Response to ‘Ethnic Hate Speech’
In response to the worsening climate, a group of Nigerian writers are calling for restraint amid heated rhetoric as the nation splinters along ethnic and religious lines. More
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Over the past few months, Made By History published ten essays as part of the Freedom to Learn series sponsored by @PENamerica. Check them out here, in our Special Edition newsletter! https://mailchi.mp/purdue/made-by-history-0219-the-right-to-joy-black-press-and-the-overwhelmingly-white-us-olympic-athletes-13764190
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In a joint open letter, @nytimes @Guardian @lemondefr @derspiegel & @el_pais called on the US government to drop its charges against @wikileaks founder Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing classified diplomatic & military secrets.
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