Read Online: Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei in AFAR Magazine
Read AFAM Studies Director Louis Chude-Sokei’s article, For One Traveler, London’s Carnival Becomes an Unexpected Home, in AFAR magazine.
Dr. Chude-Sokei discusses his experiences at London’s Notting Hill Carnival.
“I was born in Nigeria, raised in Jamaica, and lived most of my life in America. I like to say I’m half Nigerian, half Jamaican, and half African American. Bad math, but accurate.
“This is a story about bad math. It’s about escaping those “homes” only to find myself, or at least a glimpse of such a thing, in a fourth place—London, whilst the city was in its annual paroxysm of cultural blending. The Notting Hill Festival.” —Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei