"Writing can be a lifeline—especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your life and process of growth have been subjected to attempts at strangulation."
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Micere Githae Mugo
Micere Githae Mugo (born Madeleine Micere Githae; 1942 – 30 June 2023) was a playwright, author, activist, instructor and poet from Kenya. She was a literary critic and professor of literature in the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University. She was forced into exile in 1982 from Kenya during the Daniel Arap Moi dictatorship for activism and moved to teach in Zimbabwe, and later the United States.
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