so a lot of people ask me what on earth may be talking about and I said
may be talking about and I said
may be talking about and I said elephants so now I’m finally going to
elephants so now I’m finally going to
elephants so now I’m finally going to explain what what this was all about I
explain what what this was all about I
explain what what this was all about I have a question for you first though
have a question for you first though
have a question for you first though raise your hands if you have a favorite
raise your hands if you have a favorite
raise your hands if you have a favorite animal raising nice and high if you have
animal raising nice and high if you have
animal raising nice and high if you have a favorite animal
a favorite animal
a favorite animal excellent put them down so I’m not on my
excellent put them down so I’m not on my
excellent put them down so I’m not on my own that’s good to know
own that’s good to know
own that’s good to know well mine is the magnificent the
well mine is the magnificent the
well mine is the magnificent the gargantuan and the majestic elephant
gargantuan and the majestic elephant
gargantuan and the majestic elephant I’ve always felt a strange and strong
I’ve always felt a strange and strong
I’ve always felt a strange and strong affinity to this creature but for years
affinity to this creature but for years
affinity to this creature but for years I couldn’t quite put my finger on why
I couldn’t quite put my finger on why
I couldn’t quite put my finger on why and I’ll make this disclaimer from the
and I’ll make this disclaimer from the
and I’ll make this disclaimer from the start this will not be a meditation on
start this will not be a meditation on
start this will not be a meditation on the rights of the elephant I think I
the rights of the elephant I think I
the rights of the elephant I think I need a whole other TED talk for that but
need a whole other TED talk for that but
need a whole other TED talk for that but I do think that there are many lessons
I do think that there are many lessons
I do think that there are many lessons to be learnt from the elephant Kingdom
to be learnt from the elephant Kingdom
to be learnt from the elephant Kingdom and what is happening to it I’ve come to
and what is happening to it I’ve come to
and what is happening to it I’ve come to see the image of the elephant as a
see the image of the elephant as a
see the image of the elephant as a metaphor in my life and an important
metaphor in my life and an important
metaphor in my life and an important recurring motif in my work and there are
recurring motif in my work and there are
recurring motif in my work and there are many urban myths surrounding the
many urban myths surrounding the
many urban myths surrounding the elephant
elephant
elephant one such urban myth teaches us that
one such urban myth teaches us that
one such urban myth teaches us that elephants are wise merciful have longer
elephants are wise merciful have longer
elephants are wise merciful have longer memories and display an almost
memories and display an almost
memories and display an almost human-like capacity to empathize and
human-like capacity to empathize and
human-like capacity to empathize and show sorrow and this is no coincidence I
show sorrow and this is no coincidence I
show sorrow and this is no coincidence I guess there is evidence that strongly
guess there is evidence that strongly
guess there is evidence that strongly suggests elephants are some of the most
suggests elephants are some of the most
suggests elephants are some of the most intelligent creatures on the planet with
intelligent creatures on the planet with
intelligent creatures on the planet with cognitive abilities that rival even
cognitive abilities that rival even
cognitive abilities that rival even creatures such as dolphins and apes who
creatures such as dolphins and apes who
creatures such as dolphins and apes who are highly regarded as intelligent also
are highly regarded as intelligent also
are highly regarded as intelligent also elephants are highly social family and
elephants are highly social family and
elephants are highly social family and community orientated and altruistic
community orientated and altruistic
community orientated and altruistic seemingly greatly concerned with the
seemingly greatly concerned with the
seemingly greatly concerned with the well-being of others in their herd and
well-being of others in their herd and
well-being of others in their herd and they display an almost human-like
they display an almost human-like
they display an almost human-like capacity to grief they and feel sorrow
capacity to grief they and feel sorrow
capacity to grief they and feel sorrow upon the death of a herds member even
upon the death of a herds member even
upon the death of a herds member even going so far as to cover the deceased
going so far as to cover the deceased
going so far as to cover the deceased with branches and leaves and dirt whilst
with branches and leaves and dirt whilst
with branches and leaves and dirt whilst remaining at their loved one side for
remaining at their loved one side for
remaining at their loved one side for several days yes the elephant seems to
several days yes the elephant seems to
several days yes the elephant seems to have its own burial ritual surprising
have its own burial ritual surprising
have its own burial ritual surprising maybe but don’t take my word for it
maybe but don’t take my word for it
maybe but don’t take my word for it a quick browse on YouTube or National
a quick browse on YouTube or National
a quick browse on YouTube or National Geographic or the Discovery Channel will
Geographic or the Discovery Channel will
Geographic or the Discovery Channel will show you a number of fascinating facts
show you a number of fascinating facts
show you a number of fascinating facts and observations about this remarkable
and observations about this remarkable
and observations about this remarkable creature however it’s no secret that
creature however it’s no secret that
creature however it’s no secret that ongoing illegal poaching and extensive
ongoing illegal poaching and extensive
ongoing illegal poaching and extensive habitat loss over the last decades are
habitat loss over the last decades are
habitat loss over the last decades are have created an increasingly turbulent
have created an increasingly turbulent
have created an increasingly turbulent in difficult environment for generations
in difficult environment for generations
in difficult environment for generations of elephants to navigate so temper slide
of elephants to navigate so temper slide
of elephants to navigate so temper slide okay so in August 2014 National
okay so in August 2014 National
okay so in August 2014 National Geographic reported that as many as a
Geographic reported that as many as a
Geographic reported that as many as a hundred thousand elephants were killed
hundred thousand elephants were killed
hundred thousand elephants were killed by poachers in just three years and an
by poachers in just three years and an
by poachers in just three years and an all side.this there have been an
all side.this there have been an
all side.this there have been an increasing number of reports of
increasing number of reports of
increasing number of reports of unprovoked and lethal elephant attacks
unprovoked and lethal elephant attacks
unprovoked and lethal elephant attacks on humans across places across the vast
on humans across places across the vast
on humans across places across the vast continent of Africa in India and also in
continent of Africa in India and also in
continent of Africa in India and also in places across Southeast Asia
places across Southeast Asia
places across Southeast Asia and biologists and others and other
and biologists and others and other
and biologists and others and other experts believe that this abnormal
experts believe that this abnormal
experts believe that this abnormal aggression to be potentially an
aggression to be potentially an
aggression to be potentially an unforeseen side effect of extreme abuse
unforeseen side effect of extreme abuse
unforeseen side effect of extreme abuse exploitation and violation of this
exploitation and violation of this
exploitation and violation of this creatures by humans and the repeat
creatures by humans and the repeat
creatures by humans and the repeat trauma of witnessing parents children
trauma of witnessing parents children
trauma of witnessing parents children family members and loved ones and other
family members and loved ones and other
family members and loved ones and other members of the herd being violently
members of the herd being violently
members of the herd being violently killed and mutilated over time
killed and mutilated over time
killed and mutilated over time interrupts the natural development of
interrupts the natural development of
interrupts the natural development of the elephant brain causing signs of
the elephant brain causing signs of
the elephant brain causing signs of something akin to post-traumatic stress
something akin to post-traumatic stress
something akin to post-traumatic stress disorder and this is particularly
disorder and this is particularly
disorder and this is particularly evident in the calf population young
evident in the calf population young
evident in the calf population young elephants much like humans young
elephants much like humans young
elephants much like humans young elephants need guidance they need love
elephants need guidance they need love
elephants need guidance they need love they need attention and they need
they need attention and they need
they need attention and they need nurturing children need their parents
nurturing children need their parents
nurturing children need their parents and youngers need their elders and a
and youngers need their elders and a
and youngers need their elders and a once altruistic species with close
once altruistic species with close
once altruistic species with close familial bonds and exceptional levels of
familial bonds and exceptional levels of
familial bonds and exceptional levels of emotional intelligence and almost
emotional intelligence and almost
emotional intelligence and almost human-like qualities finds itself driven
human-like qualities finds itself driven
human-like qualities finds itself driven towards extinction and in mental
towards extinction and in mental
towards extinction and in mental societal and intellectual decline so why
societal and intellectual decline so why
societal and intellectual decline so why have I told you all of this you’re
have I told you all of this you’re
have I told you all of this you’re probably wondering well as I said at the
probably wondering well as I said at the
probably wondering well as I said at the beginning there is much to learn from
beginning there is much to learn from
beginning there is much to learn from the experience of the elephant kingdom
the experience of the elephant kingdom
the experience of the elephant kingdom in my opinion the suffer
in my opinion the suffer
in my opinion the suffer of the elephant reminds me of the
of the elephant reminds me of the
of the elephant reminds me of the suffering of many considered the other
suffering of many considered the other
suffering of many considered the other with a capital o those who find
with a capital o those who find
with a capital o those who find themselves on the very margins of
themselves on the very margins of
themselves on the very margins of societies the person who is poor the
societies the person who is poor the
societies the person who is poor the person who is differently abled the
person who is differently abled the
person who is differently abled the person who is queer the person who is
person who is queer the person who is
person who is queer the person who is black the person who was brown the
black the person who was brown the
black the person who was brown the person who was female non-binary trans
person who was female non-binary trans
person who was female non-binary trans or any number of things so the list goes
or any number of things so the list goes
or any number of things so the list goes on but moving away from the elephant for
on but moving away from the elephant for
on but moving away from the elephant for a moment I think it’s important for me
a moment I think it’s important for me
a moment I think it’s important for me to to tell you that I’m somewhat of a
to to tell you that I’m somewhat of a
to to tell you that I’m somewhat of a creative busybody and a bit of an
creative busybody and a bit of an
creative busybody and a bit of an extracurricular freak quite honestly and
extracurricular freak quite honestly and
extracurricular freak quite honestly and I have a portfolio career so I am
I have a portfolio career so I am
I have a portfolio career so I am quintessentially of the millennial
quintessentially of the millennial
quintessentially of the millennial generation I’d like to think and people
generation I’d like to think and people
generation I’d like to think and people often ask me what it is that I do
often ask me what it is that I do
often ask me what it is that I do exactly or rather what I don’t do well I
exactly or rather what I don’t do well I
exactly or rather what I don’t do well I am a writer I am a blogger a freelance
am a writer I am a blogger a freelance
am a writer I am a blogger a freelance journalist a community organizer a
journalist a community organizer a
journalist a community organizer a producer a poet a performer a publisher
producer a poet a performer a publisher
producer a poet a performer a publisher a founder a social media enthusiast a
a founder a social media enthusiast a
a founder a social media enthusiast a dreamer and a doer and all the various
dreamer and a doer and all the various
dreamer and a doer and all the various different aspects of the work that I do
different aspects of the work that I do
different aspects of the work that I do as far as I am concerned are
as far as I am concerned are
as far as I am concerned are inextricably intertwined and at the
inextricably intertwined and at the
inextricably intertwined and at the heart of all I do is creativity and
heart of all I do is creativity and
heart of all I do is creativity and working towards social justice or
working towards social justice or
working towards social justice or something I like to call artivism and
something I like to call artivism and
something I like to call artivism and I’ve especially found comfort in my work
I’ve especially found comfort in my work
I’ve especially found comfort in my work as a poet and the work I do with young
as a poet and the work I do with young
as a poet and the work I do with young people I found comfort in building
people I found comfort in building
people I found comfort in building platforms and creating spaces for the
platforms and creating spaces for the
platforms and creating spaces for the most marginalized to take up space to be
most marginalized to take up space to be
most marginalized to take up space to be heard and to be visible and to move from
heard and to be visible and to move from
heard and to be visible and to move from the margins to the center and I found
the margins to the center and I found
the margins to the center and I found comfort and purpose in bringing people
comfort and purpose in bringing people
comfort and purpose in bringing people together creating networks and
together creating networks and
together creating networks and communities and building bridges
communities and building bridges
communities and building bridges connecting the dots in such uncertain
connecting the dots in such uncertain
connecting the dots in such uncertain times as those that we are currently
times as those that we are currently
times as those that we are currently living in the work I do feels especially
living in the work I do feels especially
living in the work I do feels especially vital and I am often applauded for my
vital and I am often applauded for my
vital and I am often applauded for my seemingly endless reserves of energy and
seemingly endless reserves of energy and
seemingly endless reserves of energy and my commitment to creating meaningful
my commitment to creating meaningful
my commitment to creating meaningful change and being part of that process
change and being part of that process
change and being part of that process but what’s often
but what’s often
but what’s often not spoken about is how exhausting it
not spoken about is how exhausting it
not spoken about is how exhausting it can be
so I was actually particularly tired in
so I was actually particularly tired in 2016 I’m sure quite a few of us were
2016 I’m sure quite a few of us were
2016 I’m sure quite a few of us were tired of mourning people I did not know
tired of mourning people I did not know
tired of mourning people I did not know tired of people whose names became
tired of people whose names became
tired of people whose names became Twitter hashtags and Facebook videos
Twitter hashtags and Facebook videos
Twitter hashtags and Facebook videos tired of mourning them people who we now
tired of mourning them people who we now
tired of mourning them people who we now speak about in the past tense
speak about in the past tense
speak about in the past tense people who whose lives were prematurely
people who whose lives were prematurely
people who whose lives were prematurely snatched from them by injustice and
snatched from them by injustice and
snatched from them by injustice and indifference people who were murdered at
indifference people who were murdered at
indifference people who were murdered at the hands of the police
the hands of the police
the hands of the police people who drowned trying to find safety
people who drowned trying to find safety
people who drowned trying to find safety after fleeing from conflict and former
after fleeing from conflict and former
after fleeing from conflict and former homes that were now unsafe I was tired
homes that were now unsafe I was tired
homes that were now unsafe I was tired of people who simply wanted to have
of people who simply wanted to have
of people who simply wanted to have their humanity recognized being snatched
their humanity recognized being snatched
their humanity recognized being snatched from us I was tired and I expressed my
from us I was tired and I expressed my
from us I was tired and I expressed my grief and fatigue through poetry really
grief and fatigue through poetry really
grief and fatigue through poetry really the only way I knew how to be a pallet
the only way I knew how to be a pallet
the only way I knew how to be a pallet to be a poet you have to feel things
to be a poet you have to feel things
to be a poet you have to feel things deeply and I do you have to have a
deeply and I do you have to have a
deeply and I do you have to have a preoccupation with the world and the
preoccupation with the world and the
preoccupation with the world and the people who exist in it and what happens
people who exist in it and what happens
people who exist in it and what happens in it and in the darkest of times it can
in it and in the darkest of times it can
in it and in the darkest of times it can be especially difficult to to believe
be especially difficult to to believe
be especially difficult to to believe that the suffering will end and that
that the suffering will end and that
that the suffering will end and that grief will subside and that infinite
grief will subside and that infinite
grief will subside and that infinite good in the world will triumph and in
good in the world will triumph and in
good in the world will triumph and in the most challenging of times it can be
the most challenging of times it can be
the most challenging of times it can be truly difficult to place one’s head
truly difficult to place one’s head
truly difficult to place one’s head above the parapet and see beyond the
above the parapet and see beyond the
above the parapet and see beyond the status quo but to do so takes courage
status quo but to do so takes courage
status quo but to do so takes courage and often sacrifice activists scholar
and often sacrifice activists scholar
and often sacrifice activists scholar and general inspirational human Angela
and general inspirational human Angela
and general inspirational human Angela Davis in her latest work freedom is a
Davis in her latest work freedom is a
Davis in her latest work freedom is a constant struggle touches on how
constant struggle touches on how
constant struggle touches on how oppression one of the cruel realities of
oppression one of the cruel realities of
oppression one of the cruel realities of oppression is that it often makes us
oppression is that it often makes us
oppression is that it often makes us feel that we cannot reimagine the future
feel that we cannot reimagine the future
feel that we cannot reimagine the future or look to new and better beginnings and
or look to new and better beginnings and
or look to new and better beginnings and I’d say that she is right and what
I’d say that she is right and what
I’d say that she is right and what happens when we cannot envisage the
happens when we cannot envisage the
happens when we cannot envisage the future well the present and the past
future well the present and the past
future well the present and the past become all that we have and all that we
become all that we have and all that we
become all that we have and all that we know and in response to all the turmoil
know and in response to all the turmoil
know and in response to all the turmoil that took place in 2016 I decided the
that took place in 2016 I decided the
that took place in 2016 I decided the theme for all the work I do this year
theme for all the work I do this year
theme for all the work I do this year had to be reimagining I had to look
had to be reimagining I had to look
had to be reimagining I had to look forward
forward
forward I challenged myself to be a make
I challenged myself to be a make
I challenged myself to be a make of the future and step outside of what
of the future and step outside of what
of the future and step outside of what was familiar the black British feminist
was familiar the black British feminist
was familiar the black British feminist platform I created in 2013 not long
platform I created in 2013 not long
platform I created in 2013 not long after I graduated from University help
after I graduated from University help
after I graduated from University help me do this and already this year no
me do this and already this year no
me do this and already this year no fly-on-the-wall and and then a
fly-on-the-wall and and then a
fly-on-the-wall and and then a fly-on-the-wall Academy a place where
fly-on-the-wall Academy a place where
fly-on-the-wall Academy a place where black British women and black women
black British women and black women
black British women and black women living in the UK are centred we have
living in the UK are centred we have
living in the UK are centred we have already reimagined black love and its
already reimagined black love and its
already reimagined black love and its infinite possibilities we’ve reimagined
infinite possibilities we’ve reimagined
infinite possibilities we’ve reimagined the transformative possibilities of
the transformative possibilities of
the transformative possibilities of anger as a necessary fuel for change
anger as a necessary fuel for change
anger as a necessary fuel for change making innovation and action and I have
making innovation and action and I have
making innovation and action and I have been able to ask myself what I really
been able to ask myself what I really
been able to ask myself what I really want and need society to look like and
want and need society to look like and
want and need society to look like and be for myself and others like me and
be for myself and others like me and
be for myself and others like me and even those unlike me and through this
even those unlike me and through this
even those unlike me and through this work of reimagining I have also been
work of reimagining I have also been
work of reimagining I have also been able to think about how the collective
able to think about how the collective
able to think about how the collective body can drive meaningful change
body can drive meaningful change
body can drive meaningful change together from the bottom up and in May
together from the bottom up and in May
together from the bottom up and in May 2016 as I said 2016 was a pretty
2016 as I said 2016 was a pretty
2016 as I said 2016 was a pretty eventful year in May 2016 I released my
eventful year in May 2016 I released my
eventful year in May 2016 I released my debut collection of poetry called
debut collection of poetry called
debut collection of poetry called elephant elephant is a meditation on
elephant elephant is a meditation on
elephant elephant is a meditation on black British womanhood
black British womanhood
black British womanhood identity a documentation of migration a
identity a documentation of migration a
identity a documentation of migration a confession a confrontation documentation
confession a confrontation documentation
confession a confrontation documentation a documentation of migration a
a documentation of migration a
a documentation of migration a confession or confrontation and a love
confession or confrontation and a love
confession or confrontation and a love letter to my growing up and my girlhood
letter to my growing up and my girlhood
letter to my growing up and my girlhood in South East London and my school days
in South East London and my school days
in South East London and my school days in Elephant and Castle it is a critique
in Elephant and Castle it is a critique
in Elephant and Castle it is a critique of our society and how we treat those
of our society and how we treat those
of our society and how we treat those often characterised as the other with a
often characterised as the other with a
often characterised as the other with a capital o and in 37 poems I address the
capital o and in 37 poems I address the
capital o and in 37 poems I address the elephant in the room longing to be
elephant in the room longing to be
elephant in the room longing to be confronted and I came face to face with
confronted and I came face to face with
confronted and I came face to face with some very difficult truths
and the ultimate message of this body of
and the ultimate message of this body of work is defiance resilience reclamation
work is defiance resilience reclamation
work is defiance resilience reclamation strength and most of all remembrance
we’ve gone back to the beginning okay
we’ve gone back to the beginning okay source of remembrance where we are to
source of remembrance where we are to
source of remembrance where we are to use this as something special
use this as something special
use this as something special remembering what happened to you
remembering what happened to you
remembering what happened to you remembering how it made you feel and
remembering how it made you feel and
remembering how it made you feel and remembering how you grieve remembering
remembering how you grieve remembering
remembering how you grieve remembering how you rejoiced and remembering how you
how you rejoiced and remembering how you
how you rejoiced and remembering how you survived and remembering how you forged
survived and remembering how you forged
survived and remembering how you forged a new future and a new beginning not
a new future and a new beginning not
a new future and a new beginning not defined by the things that hurt you but
defined by the things that hurt you but
defined by the things that hurt you but informed by the lessons you’ve learned
informed by the lessons you’ve learned
informed by the lessons you’ve learned and those experiences that those things
and those experiences that those things
and those experiences that those things have taught you but now back to the
have taught you but now back to the
have taught you but now back to the humble elephant for a moment so the
humble elephant for a moment so the
humble elephant for a moment so the trajectory of the elephant society
trajectory of the elephant society
trajectory of the elephant society teaches us what happens when oppression
teaches us what happens when oppression
teaches us what happens when oppression and trauma go on for too long in my
and trauma go on for too long in my
and trauma go on for too long in my opinion and there will eventually be a
opinion and there will eventually be a
opinion and there will eventually be a clap back and the clap back will be
clap back and the clap back will be
clap back and the clap back will be forceful unexpected surprising and
forceful unexpected surprising and
forceful unexpected surprising and uncontainable and even the most
uncontainable and even the most
uncontainable and even the most altruistic and merciful among us will
altruistic and merciful among us will
altruistic and merciful among us will reach a point where we have to say
reach a point where we have to say
reach a point where we have to say enough is enough to those that abuse
enough is enough to those that abuse
enough is enough to those that abuse disrespect hurt violate and oppress us
disrespect hurt violate and oppress us
disrespect hurt violate and oppress us and to those who remain epithet
and to those who remain epithet
and to those who remain epithet apathetic and silent as well as the
apathetic and silent as well as the
apathetic and silent as well as the elephant has proven to be a wonderfully
elephant has proven to be a wonderfully
elephant has proven to be a wonderfully poignant metaphor for life power
poignant metaphor for life power
poignant metaphor for life power strength struggle love loss grace and
strength struggle love loss grace and
strength struggle love loss grace and ultimately consequence I suppose it was
ultimately consequence I suppose it was
ultimately consequence I suppose it was only right that my first full body of
only right that my first full body of
only right that my first full body of work would be called elephant and just
work would be called elephant and just
work would be called elephant and just thinking about 2016 and I suppose really
thinking about 2016 and I suppose really
thinking about 2016 and I suppose really the years preceding it and even the
the years preceding it and even the
the years preceding it and even the first few months of 2017 the words
first few months of 2017 the words
first few months of 2017 the words global crisis spring to mind
but as journalist writer and former
but as journalist writer and former editor-in-chief of essence Susan L
editor-in-chief of essence Susan L
editor-in-chief of essence Susan L Taylor says in every crisis there is a
Taylor says in every crisis there is a
Taylor says in every crisis there is a message crises are nature’s way of
message crises are nature’s way of
message crises are nature’s way of forcing chain
forcing chain
forcing chain change breaking down old structures
change breaking down old structures
change breaking down old structures shaking loose negative habits and so
shaking loose negative habits and so
shaking loose negative habits and so that something new and better can take
that something new and better can take
that something new and better can take their place and I can’t help but think
their place and I can’t help but think
their place and I can’t help but think that she’s right they say that things
that she’s right they say that things
that she’s right they say that things get worse before they get better
get worse before they get better
get worse before they get better however to respond to nature’s demand
however to respond to nature’s demand
however to respond to nature’s demand for radical meaningful change takes
for radical meaningful change takes
for radical meaningful change takes courage just as I said earlier and as
courage just as I said earlier and as
courage just as I said earlier and as this notion of an on this notion of
this notion of an on this notion of
this notion of an on this notion of courage the late and great Maya Angelou
courage the late and great Maya Angelou
courage the late and great Maya Angelou reminded us that courage is the most
reminded us that courage is the most
reminded us that courage is the most important of all the virtues because
important of all the virtues because
important of all the virtues because without courage you can’t practice any
without courage you can’t practice any
without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently you can
other virtue consistently you can
other virtue consistently you can practice any virtue erratically but
practice any virtue erratically but
practice any virtue erratically but nothing consistently without courage and
nothing consistently without courage and
nothing consistently without courage and to push one’s head above the parapet and
to push one’s head above the parapet and
to push one’s head above the parapet and commit yourself to being part of
commit yourself to being part of
commit yourself to being part of meaningful change or challenging the
meaningful change or challenging the
meaningful change or challenging the status quo and deeply concerning
status quo and deeply concerning
status quo and deeply concerning yourself with others and their
yourself with others and their
yourself with others and their well-being and concerning yourself with
well-being and concerning yourself with
well-being and concerning yourself with what happens in society and those on the
what happens in society and those on the
what happens in society and those on the margins of it and using your voice even
margins of it and using your voice even
margins of it and using your voice even when it trembles takes a great amount of
when it trembles takes a great amount of
when it trembles takes a great amount of courage so I’m keeping it short and
courage so I’m keeping it short and
courage so I’m keeping it short and sweet I’d like to think as I said my
sweet I’d like to think as I said my
sweet I’d like to think as I said my name is Sienna bangura and I’m a writer
name is Sienna bangura and I’m a writer
name is Sienna bangura and I’m a writer a blogger a freelance journalist a
a blogger a freelance journalist a
a blogger a freelance journalist a community organizer a producer a poet a
community organizer a producer a poet a
community organizer a producer a poet a performer a publisher a founder a social
performer a publisher a founder a social
performer a publisher a founder a social media enthusiast a dreamer a doer I’m an
media enthusiast a dreamer a doer I’m an
media enthusiast a dreamer a doer I’m an agitator and I’m courageous and
agitator and I’m courageous and
agitator and I’m courageous and elephants on my favorite animal thank
elephants on my favorite animal thank
elephants on my favorite animal thank you
you
you [Applause]
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