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Can an African feminist have a white wedding? It’s complicated | Patience Akumu

· By Patience Akumu
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I wanted to be a beacon of black feminist love; my friends and family teased me for being a selloutWe had been together 20 years, had two children and had a customary marriage with our village sub-county two years ago without any real plans for a church wedding. So we called our second ceremony a celebration of love…

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