Mabel Mnensa

Writer

[Alan Lester @aljhlester]

1/6 🧵I’ve given a few talks recently about trans-Atlantic slavery in British history, to people who really don’t want to hear it. I don’t mean haranguing shoppers in Oxford Street, but talks to church, community and business groups comprised of small ‘c’ conservative White people who’ve been willing to hear me out, even if they find it uncomfortable.

I’ve kept it factual and based it on two main databases: https://t.co/dvxBzLNT6U on British participation in the trans-Atlantic slave ‘trade’ and https://t.co/ShYr4TXB7W on slave ownership.

On every occasion, there have been two main objections. In case its useful for others, this thread sets out what they are, along with my own attempts to answer:

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

@BotsheloBophelo @sunraysandstuff Said this to my 13 year old niece and she said "of course you would say that you are like 100 " 🤣

[stony morrison, PhD @rrandolphjr]

Develop a reading practice: read out loud, think about the main ideas and supporting evidence. Ask questions of the text, of the author, of yourselves of yourself. Look up every word you don’t know (and I do mean every word). Find yourself in the text, and if you don’t! Ask why.

[Book Circle Capital 📚 @book_capital]

Still can’t get over this cover! “In a FLUID state nothing is fixed, matter can flow easily, between borders and boundaries, between cultures, between genders, everything is possible, porous. @karavanpress
A collection of short stories showcasing some of SA fiction writers.

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

@NthikengMohlele That is a gorgeous cover. Without reading the blurb, I already know I need to read that

[gawanmac 🇵🇸 @gawanmac]

Haaretz has published (in Hebrew, not English) an incomprehensibly vile article in the style of a lifestyle cooking feature, about Israel's soldiers finding and cooking with ingredients in the kitchens of Gazans who had to flee their homes and are now starving.

[Tracy Chapman @tchapmanonline]

Some of you are looking for a video link to the full version of sunday's performance, not just a snippet and in the best quality possible. Good news! @RecordingAcad published it on their website. Click on the link in the first thread to watch it. Enjoy 🤩

#Grammys #tracychapman

[Adi Magazine @AdiMagazine]

ADI IS OPEN FOR FICTION SUBMISSIONS! This is a paid opportunity!

The theme is DISOBEDIENCE: We’re looking for short fiction about the past, present, and future of disobedience to orthodoxies of all kinds.

Read the full prompt and submit here: https://t.co/vQmVlXKEYE

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

@VusumuziWaZweli One of my favourite poets, no doubt

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

@masobebooks B
The colours, the design have me wanting to learn more

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

@The_Fredwords 😂 Guess it is if you are writing commercial fiction. They dont want any of that confusing nonsense

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

This is satire, right?

'Charlton Police Warn of Men Trying to Start Rap Battles with Passersby
Be on the lookout.'

🤣

[Iska Press & Mag 🇺🇸 @Iskanchipress]

We are accepting prose submissions until September 15th. SUBMIT!!!

Send us your irreverent and disobedient work too short/small to stand alone as a book.

We pay $50. We can't wait to read your work.

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

Even awards are distracting! Though sharing Derek Owusu's experience after being in the 2023 Granta's Best Young British Novelists list this article really highlights the psychological obstacles writers are left struggling with once published
https://t.co/2XuTvuA9Px

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

Kantiga Finds the perfect name in great company. Thank you for sharing Mel

[Mel Schuit 📚🍍 @spiky_penelope]

Weekly pb crushes: @AliyaGhare @SleepingBearBks @pubspotlight @MabelThandi_ @chantelleburgen @InterlinkBooks @HowPearlstein @PotterVermeulen @marshallcasia @Jill_SF @eumiel @ChronicleKids @northsouthbooks @nikkiloftin @deborahmarcero @anneschwartzbks

https://t.co/qCsJuuADOW

[Mel Schuit 📚🍍 @spiky_penelope]

Weekly pb crushes: @AliyaGhare @SleepingBearBks @pubspotlight @MabelThandi_ @chantelleburgen @InterlinkBooks @HowPearlstein @PotterVermeulen @marshallcasia @Jill_SF @eumiel @ChronicleKids @northsouthbooks @nikkiloftin @deborahmarcero @anneschwartzbks

https://t.co/qCsJuuADOW

[Mabel Mnensa @MabelThandi_]

@Mbuso_Wenkosi @Thuli_Mthethw @womenforchange5 Yeah, I matriculated in 2001. I think it had a great reputation before because of the principal, Mr Wilsenach, who drilled pride and discipline into us. We would complain that he was a dictator but think the school would not be in this state if he was still around. It's a shame

[The Literate Lizard @LitLizardSedona]

Our weekly comment for #BlackKos of this week's new books of interest to Black and Latino/a readers: https://t.co/xTlmcSLVT5
@ehimeora @anthony_pinn @KianaFitz @FatLipRussell @blackricanvegan @southernsouffle @GRomeroLacruz @LKWarrell @MabelThandi_ @chantelleburgen @pdjeliclark