If you haven’t cued up web series I Of Africa created, executive-produced and hosted by Lagos-born renaissance woman Aina Fadina yet, you’re most definitely missing out.
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One Of The Most Exciting Young African Artists Today, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga At October Gallery
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, a young African artist coming from the Democratic Republic of Kongo (DRC), draws influence from the cultural diversity, hybridity and complexity of his hometown Kinshasa.
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Anti-Mugabe Protest Pastor Evan Mawarire Detained Ahead of Shutdown in Zimbabwe
Pastor Evan Mawarire is the activist behind the #ThisFlag campaign in Zimbabwe, a movement that began in April when the 39-year-old Zimbabwean took to his Facebook page to voice his concerns in a video, captioned with the hashtag #ThisFlag, that’s been viewed 150 000 times and counting.
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How Eden Hagos’s Black Foodie Blog Examines the Racial Rhetoric of Food – The Globe and Mail
Food blogger Eden Hagos has a fever for flavour that goes way back.
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Artist and Perpetrator: Are South Africa’s Arts Promoting Rape Culture?
While the stars of South Africa’s film industry arrived at the glamorous opening of the 37th Durban International Film Festival, it was the heated issue of arts’ role in perpetuating a culture of gender-based violence that had many on edge.
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Biafra: Nigeria Has Failed To Learn From Past Mistakes
I was probably eight the first time I heard about Biafra. It was from an Igbo classmate in elementary school who whispered how “our people” had tried to create their own land, but the Hausas wouldn’t let them.
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Kip Omolade on His Amazing Afrofuturistic Portraits Inspired by Nigeria’s Ife Bronze Heads
Having come of age in NYC during the formative years of hip-hop in the 80s, even attending the same alternative arts high school Jean-Michel Basquiat graduated from years prior, mixed media artist Kip Omolade’s Diovadiova Chrome paintings and masks are truly something special to behold.
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The African Union is Introducing a Single Passport to Make Travel on the Continent Easier for Africans
When heads of state from across Africa arrive in Kigali, Rwanda next month for the African Union (AU) Summit, they will be among the first Africans issued the new electronic African Union passport.
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Ikiré Jones’ Latest Fashion Editorial ‘Born Between Borders’ Is Dedicated to American Immigrants
Last we checked in with Ikiré Jones, a Philadelphia-based, politically-engaged, West African bespoke streetwear line, its Fall 2016 Collection had been unveiled. Shot in Florence, it sought to cast an elegant and humane light on African male migrants, who have been fleeing their home countries with the promise of asylum in Italy.
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This Nigerian Artist Is Using Afro Combs to Revere Righteous African Activists
Design Inaba brings to our attention Nigerian visual artist Fred Martins’ latest collection of conscious art work.
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