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Carrots
Inua Ellams explores how African barber shops provide spaces where men can be vulnerable.
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Sunflowers
A very personal exploration of poetic starting points from writer Inua Ellams.
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Dante
Inua Ellams explores why basketball is so alive in black and working-class communities.
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Kipling
Inua explores race and racism through Kipling's poem The White Man's Burden.
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Tupac
Inua Ellams explores the impact of rapper 2Pac on his political and racial awareness.