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To Hair is Human, to Forgive is Design

The Yahoo Generation and the Triple Tropes of Sleaze

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Tony Marinho is a doctor, social commentator, writer and poet. He runs Educare Trust, a non-governmental organisation.

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The New African Talking Drum: A Poem by Tony Marinho

July 11, 2010
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The New African Talking Drum The dreaded new African talking drum Drums damaging every eardrum Day, night, its message, a bush fire, Consuming village to...

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