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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Pan-Africa

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Slavery and the Story of Robben Island

April 13, 2019
Tags: South Africa, slaves, Pan-Africa, map, story, sign, Senegal
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Red and Green

January 17, 2019
Tags: Senegal, mosque, color, Pan-Africa, architecture, identity
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The Sand of Senegal

January 02, 2019
Tags: Senegal, tourism, nation, art, Pan-Africa
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Global MLK

December 28, 2018
Tags: Senegal, monunent, Pan-Africa, identity, Civil Rights, american culture
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A Message to the Youth

December 27, 2018
Tags: Senegal, statue, Pan-Africa, monunent
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Past, Present, Future

December 27, 2018
Tags: Senegal, statue, interpretation, Pan-Africa, identity, nation, future

A Pan-African Identity

December 27, 2018
Tags: Senegal, monunent, Pan-Africa, identity, statue, nation
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A Monument and the Sea

December 21, 2018
Tags: Senegal, monunent, landscape, Pan-Africa, statue
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Renaissance Graffiti

December 21, 2018
Tags: Senegal, graffiti, Pan-Africa, university
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Throwing the Book at Power

December 18, 2018
Tags: Senegal, university, Pan-Africa, identity, books, protest

Senegal and Negritude

December 17, 2018
Tags: Senegal, museum, nation, identity, Pan-Africa
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National Identity in Senegal

December 11, 2018
Tags: Senegal, nation, identity, symbols, monunent, Pan-Africa, flag