Empowerment through Slam Poetry in Chad

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The chapter delves into the rise of slam poetry in Chad, focusing on young women like Epiphany who use powerful and feminist poetry to find empowerment. It also discusses the influence of popular slam poet Crockmore and the challenges faced by artists in a country named Chat, highlighting the upcoming elections and concerns over free expression.

China’s firms are shedding value at pace and foreign investors are starting to look elsewhere. We ask why faith is fading in a market that once looked unstoppable. Slam poetry, an American invention of the 1980s, is now conquering Francophone Africa (08:54). And why there are ever fewer athletes who excel at more than one sport (17:32).

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