Kalfou: A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies
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Kalfou: A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies
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A journal centered on social movements and relations, linking educators, artists, & activists in the struggle for social justice.

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In his poetic essay "Hard Times in Big Easy," ya Salaam confronts us with his community's devastation, rage, and fierce determination to remain and rebuild.
Grey square with the following quote: "I used to wonder how my ancestors survived the Atlantic, Katrina has answered that question, I wonder no more—there is a faith that is beyond faith, a belief when there is nothing left to believe in, . . . the realization that in order to live you had to survive and in order to survive you had to do whatever needed to be done, few of us really, really know what we will do when we’ve got nothing but have to find somethingto keep us going. . . . twelve days later and you still don’t know where all your family is, if you’ve got faith, you’re about to use it all—is this some of what our ancestors saw?" Attributed to Kalamu ya Salaam, “Hard Times in Big Easy,” Kalfou vol. 3 no. 1
August 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM