Gifty’s mom, who she nicknamed The Black Mamba, TBM. was sick with depression. (Gyasi, p. 44) Her eldest child, a son called Nana, died soon after his high school prom. […]
The Black Mamba was Gifty’s secret code name for her mother. She had a job as a “home health aid” for Mr Thomas. She was a caretaker who helped the […]
Gifty wanted to record happenings in her secret diary, but was afraid that they may secretly read it. She didn’t want them to know she was writing about them. She […]