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Spotlight On: Ajara Alghali
Ajara Alghali is a Sierra Leonean-American artist whose work "explore[s] the kinship between the African Diaspora; lineage, community,...
Encore Staff Writer
Oct 62 min read
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Spotlight On: Ajara Alghali
Ajara Alghali is a Sierra Leonean-American artist whose work "explore[s] the kinship between the African Diaspora; lineage, community,...
Encore Staff Writer
Oct 62 min read
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