Chez Alpha Books-Dakar
Cite Africa (Ouakam)-Behind YumYums
+221 77 5760784 / +221 33 8206359
Cite Africa (Ouakam)-Behind YumYums
+221 77 5760784 / +221 33 8206359
Welcome! Chez Alpha Books is an English resource center in Dakar, Senegal that provides the community access to diverse books in English with a focus on The Diaspora and World Literature. We also offer a lending library with 2000 + books for readers of all ages along with an array of programs and services that support English language learners. In addition, we assist students identify short an long-term study opportunities worldwide!
"Prelude to JELMA - A Showcase of Finished and In-Progress Works" by
Artist, Angela Franklin in Dakar, Senegal / June 12-29, 2024
Angela Franklin is a natural storyteller. Her narrative works - a combination of textiles, acrylics, and found objects are often rooted in social justice and reflect several personal and universal themes including grief, migration, global apathy, and identity. "Prelude to JELMA - A Showcase of Finished and In-Progress Works" representing works in progress for a two-person exhibit in January 2025 at the James E. Lewis Museum, Morgan State University (HBCU-Historically Black Colleges and Universities) is on view at Chez Alpha Books in Dakar, Senegal from Jun 12-June 29, 2024.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio Franklin has lived and worked in the UAE, Marshall Islands, Nigeria, and Senegal. The influences of these experiences are found in the color, design, and themes in many of her works. Because of these experiences, water is a constant theme in her work from the mighty Ohio River to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In addition to culture and symbols, she admits to being inspired by the words of Lucille Clifton, James Baldwin, Warsan Shire, Khalil Gibran, and Haunani-Kay Trask.
Witnessing first-hand the massive number of young men and some women making the dangerous journey by boats to Europe along with the demand for West African resources not including the people has inspired several works including "They Came for the Fish, but Not for Me," "Turning Back the Boats Cause Home Called You and Death Gave a Warning," and "A Cock Crows, A Mother Mourns While the Ocean Claims Her Young."
Continue reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ntj5TOuhsnh5vZls47kNQ7ca_t1qwuOrx6lYn5oq7s/edit?usp=sharing
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio Franklin has lived and worked in the UAE, Marshall Islands, Nigeria, and Senegal. The influences of these experiences are found in the color, design, and themes in many of her works. Because of these experiences, water is a constant theme in her work from the mighty Ohio River to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In addition to culture and symbols, she admits to being inspired by the words of Lucille Clifton, James Baldwin, Warsan Shire, Khalil Gibran, and Haunani-Kay Trask.
Witnessing first-hand the massive number of young men and some women making the dangerous journey by boats to Europe along with the demand for West African resources not including the people has inspired several works including "They Came for the Fish, but Not for Me," "Turning Back the Boats Cause Home Called You and Death Gave a Warning," and "A Cock Crows, A Mother Mourns While the Ocean Claims Her Young."
Continue reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ntj5TOuhsnh5vZls47kNQ7ca_t1qwuOrx6lYn5oq7s/edit?usp=sharing
'There's Always This Year' reflects on how we consider others — and ourselves
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful” (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America
It's a familiar phrase to any sports fan who realizes that a championship isn't in the cards this season: There's always next year. The statement, combining resignation with optimism, is sometimes said sincerely and sometimes ironically: Hope springs eternal, unless, of course, it doesn't.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1990s, Hanif Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron James were forged and countless others weren’t. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tension between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role models, all of which he expertly weaves together with intimate, personal storytelling. “Here is where I would like to tell you about the form on my father’s jump shot,” Abdurraqib writes. “The truth, though, is that I saw my father shoot a basketball only one time.”
There’s Always This Year is a triumph, brimming with joy, pain, solidarity, comfort, outrage, and hope. No matter the subject of his keen focus—whether it’s basketball, or music, or performance—Hanif Abdurraqib’s exquisite writing is always poetry, always profound, and always a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture, our country, and ourselves.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/03/1242127672/hanif-abdurraqib-theres-always-this-year-book-review
It's a familiar phrase to any sports fan who realizes that a championship isn't in the cards this season: There's always next year. The statement, combining resignation with optimism, is sometimes said sincerely and sometimes ironically: Hope springs eternal, unless, of course, it doesn't.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, in the 1990s, Hanif Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron James were forged and countless others weren’t. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make it, who we think deserves success, the tension between excellence and expectation, and the very notion of role models, all of which he expertly weaves together with intimate, personal storytelling. “Here is where I would like to tell you about the form on my father’s jump shot,” Abdurraqib writes. “The truth, though, is that I saw my father shoot a basketball only one time.”
There’s Always This Year is a triumph, brimming with joy, pain, solidarity, comfort, outrage, and hope. No matter the subject of his keen focus—whether it’s basketball, or music, or performance—Hanif Abdurraqib’s exquisite writing is always poetry, always profound, and always a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture, our country, and ourselves.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/03/1242127672/hanif-abdurraqib-theres-always-this-year-book-review
Here's What We're Reading in June 2024!
A little bit of something for everyone with a mix of classics, new reads, and must-reads! Visit Chez Alpha Books Tuesday-Saturday, 10h-18h. We're located in Ouakam behind YumYums.
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Each issue of SEWN is a treasure trove. Here you discover the stories of renowned creators and hidden gems in the making world, equally talented and inspiring. SEWN Magazine is your gateway to exploring diverse skill sets and experiences, offering makers of all levels the chance to shine and share their unique vision with our readers
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The magazine is on sale at: https://lnkd.in/gnfxSjZq
Each issue of SEWN is a treasure trove. Here you discover the stories of renowned creators and hidden gems in the making world, equally talented and inspiring. SEWN Magazine is your gateway to exploring diverse skill sets and experiences, offering makers of all levels the chance to shine and share their unique vision with our readers
This issue will be on sale until May 14th. Please keep in mind this date if you want to purchase a copy. It's the only way to guarantee you'll get one. If we have any extra magazines, they will be sold at a higher price than the pre-sale magazines."
Please make this investment and check out my work along with the other creators here!
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New Arrivals in the Lending Library
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption--a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.
Two great-grandchildren ask their grandmother 15 questions about the man they remember as Grandad, and the world remembers as Nelson Mandela, the global icon of peace and forgiveness who spent 27 years in prison. They learn that he was a freedom fighter who put down his weapons for the sake of peace, and who then became the President of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize-winner, and realise that they can continue his legacy in the world today.
The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.
Register today for the Lending Library at Chez Alpha Books and get started reading.
Two great-grandchildren ask their grandmother 15 questions about the man they remember as Grandad, and the world remembers as Nelson Mandela, the global icon of peace and forgiveness who spent 27 years in prison. They learn that he was a freedom fighter who put down his weapons for the sake of peace, and who then became the President of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize-winner, and realise that they can continue his legacy in the world today.
The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.
Register today for the Lending Library at Chez Alpha Books and get started reading.
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