Livia Kojo Alour, Rising of the Black Sheep Poetry A curious tale spun from

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two-year intervention by the GALA Committee on the primetime television show Melrose Place

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Livia Kojo Alour, Rising of the Black Sheep Poetry A curious tale spun fromRISING OF THE BLACK SHEEP is a testament of resilience. As a Queer Black woman speaking on personal loss, queer identity, institutional racism but also hope and joy, achievement, activism and a future that is unapologetically Black. In her debut poetry collection Livia Kojo Alour touchingly evokes her childhood memories then takes us onto her journey of self discovery, overcoming stereotypes and finally moving into her power. Now shortlisted for the