The Light on Halsey Street AFRICANA The study of agriculture is

The study of agriculture is understood in relation to local philosophical and aesthetic ideas

Rejoice in the One of whom the angels sing

“Olafioye’s voice is a clear example of a break with the idyllic verses Africa was singing…there is now a voice in present-day modes that makes itself heard

and has watched as each friend and family member came into their own magic

Learn to find that again

The Light on Halsey Street AFRICANA The study of agriculture isTwo girls lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and neither will ever be the same in this coming of age story that spans decades. In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mothers latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful family