Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir

Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir

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Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone first lady: speaking up

“The person who has always been my uncle, and whenever he comes to the house, I'm running to him. He buys me sweets, this is like my uncle. And then one day they said, oh, this your husband. I'm like, what? At that point I hated myself, I hated my mum because I wanted an adult to ...  Show more

Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition leader: I am not bitter

James Menendez speaks to Leopoldo Lopez, once the most prominent face of Venezuela’s opposition, he is now living in exile in Spain. He spent more than a decade attempting to unseat Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government and was imprisoned for over three years, accused of inci ...  Show more

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