Nadia Owusu's "The Heat of Dar es Salaam" (BR Issue 8) selected as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2021!

Many congrats to Nadia Owusu, whose piece "The Heat of Dar es Salaam" (BR Issue 8) was selected as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2021!

"On the day I was born, the air was a supple stew—heavy with overripe fruit and armpits, ocean salt, and slow-roasted goat meat."