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What is Black?

Death, Murder and Black Magic: Catherine Neilan talks to cover artist Leah Gordon about her work. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Sumaila Umaisha talks to the author of Half of a Yellow Sun. Innua Ellams, artist and poet, talks to a hobo about Diane Abbot, gay suicide and our theme. Introducing Simon Munnery’s new column exclusive to Trespass. Web Trawl: We talk to Persian rapper Reveal about his incendiary lyrics. Sexuality Feature: Sabyn Javeri-Jilliani’s story Behind the Veil, based on a true account of sex beneath the abaye. Exiled Writers: A look at the work of Mahmood Jamal and Shereen Pandit. Photo Story: The Strumpet’s Progress, starring poets Dzifa Benson and Jacob Sam-La Rose. An extract from Sonali Bhattacharyya’s story Falling Over in the Dark. With art from El Anatsui, Mohamed Omer Bushara and Jorge Dias, and poetry by Anthony Joseph, Louise Hercules, Yen Li, Anjan Saha, Nick Makoha, Georgina Banfield and many more . . .

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