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Sep 8

The Yellow Trumpet Made Me Uncomfortable, and I Think That Is a Good Thing

I have a saviour complex. I like to swoop in and save the day. I like sorting issues for people, meeting needs, solving problems and being…

The Yellow Trumpet Made Me Uncomfortable, and I Think That Is a Good Thing

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Feb 17, 2025

What is love if not sacrifice: A Review of “The Lagos Love Journals” by ‘Layemi O-I

I am not typically a fan of romance, whether in films or books. However, there are rare instances when a book captures my attention and…

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Jun 18, 2024

Some Questions, Some Answers

Let me begin with an apology: I apologize that this piece will be long. I apologize that this piece will be from a place of vulnerability…

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Jan 23, 2023

Art as Salvation: Reflections on Chinelo Anyadiegwu’s “Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids”

For the longest time, I have had one reoccurring worry. It is the worry that Igbo dialects, beliefs and cultures would die out.

Art as Salvation: Reflections on Chinelo Anyadiegwu’s “Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids”

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Jan 5, 2023

Nostalgia or Misremembering: the Gift of Time from Life

nostalgia and misremembering are brethren, powerful enough to transform shattered glasses into stunning stained glass portraits…

Nostalgia or Misremembering: the Gift of Time from Life

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Dec 24, 2022

Body Work: On Returning to Self

Returning to self has meant realising that my body did not just become glorious. I have always been glorious and made for glory…

Body Work: On Returning to Self

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Apr 3, 2022

The unmaking of a human body; the making of God

There is something human bodies do. These vessels like to act like they are nothing more than vessels, like they run the show, like the…

The unmaking of a human body; the making of God

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Mar 20, 2022

The Right to Disengage

I quit all forms of active activism years ago. It was not an instant thing though. From the moment I made the decision to detach, to the…

The Right to Disengage

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Sep 18, 2021

Do I really know?

I do not have a memory of the first time I was told that I am beautiful. But according to my mother, everyone commented on how beautiful I…

Chinwendu Nwangwa

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Jul 18, 2021

How Dare You Love The Broken?

The first time I heard “I love you” from anyone apart from my parents and brother, it was from the lips of my cousin, loudly proclaimed in…

Chinwendu Nwangwa

Chinwendu Nwangwa

Chinwendu Nwangwa is a multidisciplinary artist who tells stories through writing, painting, woodwork, horticulture, fashion design, photography and film.

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