July 2020

ï by Aïcha Martine

ïBy Aïcha MartineArt by Julianna BeckertPublished Issue 079, July 2020 My name is Aïcha with an ‘A’ and an ‘i’ that wears a crown;non-kin walk all over me and sigh it’s just a name, just  a name. They desecrate its wilting flower-bodywith irregular, secateur-like inflections, sharp and  cutting as the blade of colonial disdain. My

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Lio Bumba

MARCHING TO THE BEAT: LIO BUMBA

MARCHING TO THE BEATBLACK LOVE BODIES SERIESBy Lio BumbaPublished Issue 079, July 2020 Lio Bumba (BUMBAKiNi) is a self-taught artist who brings a global view to the Denver art scene. Of Congolese descent, he boldly envisions the modern American experience from a black man’s perspective in swaths of folkloric imagery inspired by his African descent,

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