In this excerpt from the memoir Jaguarman, Dutch writer Raoul de Jong explores the colonization of Suriname, the immigrant experience in the Netherlands, racism, and the absence of writers like Astrid Roemer from school curricula in favor of James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and other American writers.
In Haiti’s heart, a heavy sigh, Where gunshots pierce the morning sky. Innocent lives, a fleeting breath, Lost in a rainless storm bringing death. And even sadder, children stand, Books unopened, dreams in sand. Empty.
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) - Chairman of Suriname’s National Assembly, Marinus Bee, says the three-day Academic Week beginning on Monday provides an opportunity to discuss proposals aimed at making ch.