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When You Meet the Monster, Anoint Its Feet – Bayo Akomolafe

Emergence Magazine Podcast

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Abattala's Golden Chain

On Abattala's golden chain hangs not just the riveting account of beginnings that are not originary or middles, but a figure of shocking intersections. I speak of deoxyribonclic acid, or DNA; this molecular structure was discovered in 1953. Its helixes weave together new practices that open up new considerations about how to ask questions related to identity and racial justice. The closer we have looked, the more the wondrous molecule has divulged secrets about our deep material connections with the world around us.

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