From an Early 90's Girl

Telling It as I Know It

von Khayi L. 'Thumelo' Shimbe

120 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From an Early 90's Girl: Telling It as I Know It is a deeply personal and thought-provoking journey through memory, identity, history, spirituality, culture, and the search for purpose.Born in the early 1990s and raised in Cameroon, Khayi L. 'Thumelo' Shimbe takes readers into the experiences, questions, struggles, and discoveries that shaped her understanding of herself and her African identity. Through personal reflections and powerful poetry, she explores the realities of growing up in Africa while searching for truth, meaning, and a deeper connection to her heritage.The book examines slavery, colonialism, imperialism, cultural disruption, religious influence, political division, and the erosion of indigenous identity. It also looks beyond familiar narratives of oppression to reflect on Africa's civilizations, traditions, spiritual systems, values, resilience, and intellectual achievements.At its heart, this is a work about cultural restoration and mental emancipation. It explores ancestral heritage, indigenous spirituality, womanhood, responsibility, leadership, education, Pan-Africanism, and the role of a new generation in shaping Africa's future.Moving between the personal and the collective, From an Early 90's Girl invites readers to remember, question, heal, awaken, and act. It is a call to rediscover identity, confront inherited narratives, and find the courage to tell African stories from an African perspective.As the first volume of A PanAfrican Chronicles, this book opens a wider literary journey of reclaiming memory, restoring identity, and encouraging Africans everywhere to find their voices and tell their stories as they know them.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175261418
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published