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Koyo Kouoh & Tandazani Dhlakama

Glean 7, Spring 2025

Interview by Sorana Munsya

Reclaiming Black Joy in Brussels

Koyo Kouoh, institution builder

Say her name. Yes, it is important to say her name. In fact, maybe if we say it three times, she will appear — who knows… Or rather, they will appear. Because Koyo Kouoh does not move alone. She arrives accompanied. Accompanied by those she supports, those who inspire her, those who admire her, those she protects and those with whom she thinks:

Great Grandmother, Mother, Aunties, Toni Morrison, Issa Samb, Dominique Malaquais, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Nd (…)

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