“I have written this book to represent slaves who were taken from Africa and had to deal with humilition and pain. It is also to represent and acknowledge those people who to this day have to deal with racism and judgement because of their skin color! I see you, and I hear you.” – Mr. Aniwene Madolomani
Introduction
In the Slavery era, British business men head over and buy slaves from Tanzania, Africa. They then take them back to Britain where the slaves work for them full time and overtime to help them with production and domestic work. They also use them as sport whether it’s killing children, or using women as sexual tools for their own pleasure.
In a turn of events, the leader of that community sleeps with a black woman, and get’s her pregnant. In desperate need of a child, he decides to not kill the woman and let’s her give birth and raise the Child. The Child “Blite Diamond” is called Blite, which means a mixture of black and white. Her white Family (masters) calles her Diana while her black family (slaves) calls her Mondala, which brings about her name Diamond.
Her birth causes tension in both communities as some see her as an abomination while others view her as a saviour to them all. In efforts to solve the tension and the long lasting hatred between the two communities, (Masters & Slaves) she proposes to her Father (Who happens to be the leader of the White Masters’ Community), to a solution she believes will help the two communities. She proposes a Letter swap event, where people from both community will meet, write letters and give to the person they wrote the letter to.
This letter swaping event arises feelings that were long burried and words that were before shanned and considered taboo are unleashed. This book is a compilation of these letters (written in poem form). It envokes the reader to be attentive and think beyond what they are reading.
“I have hidden many secret meanings and gems in the poems in this book. Most of the things i have written mean something else, or hide something that i didnt feel comfortable to write. As you read, allow your mind to imagine that you are in that moment and in the writter’s mind. Feel what they feel, and understand what they say. Enjoy!!” – Mr. Aniwene Madolomani
