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Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls and Hari Kunzru’s White Tears.
Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls and Hari Kunzru’s White Tears.
In New York City, Labor Day is associated with the West Indies Carnival. This enormous parade
The combined sounds of indigenous groups from northern Colombia with the drums imported with African slaves in Cartagena, once the biggest slave port of the American continent.
The actor and filmmaker Akin Omotoso traveled from Johannesburg, South Africa, to witness the 2015 NBA All Star Weekend in Brooklyn, New York. Here's his diary.
Dutty Artz and Africa Is a Country co-present the EP, "L'Afrique Est Un Pays," as a gift to Africa is a Country readers. For a limited time you can download the EP by liking our Facebook page.
Andrew Dosunmu's film "Mother of George" is a film about love and tradition set amongst Nigerian immigrants in New York City.
A group of graduate students in New York photograph the city's immigrant and refugee communities, especially the African ones.
In 1988, Basquiat traveled to Cote d'Ivoire, anticipating "very unsophisticated" Africans would see his art. That's not what happened.
It’s quite a weekend for New York’s prodigal child. Hip-Hop, that burst of youthful energy that was
Three American students watch the African Cup of Nations at a South African restaurant in Brooklyn. Bafana Bafana played Cape Verde in a first round game.
How anonymous parties define, construct, and support uprisings in Africa via social media.
Photographer Gregory Chris shot African music stars Nneka, Meta (of Meta and the Cornerstones) and Just
http://youtu.be/tBfMuf_JjI0 One of the best rappers alive, featuring the lady who sang the original hook on
Blitz The Ambassador talks about the initial reception of his music (“slow”), the musical Fela! (“it
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InHTecgV9_M&w=600&h=373] My Brooklyn neighborhood is a center for Pulaar speakers in the United States. The
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0nq5nGvPU&w=560&h=349] As a bonus, see also the 10-minute video for “Clap” also off “W.A.R.,” below. This
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHxFJgqicZw&w=560&h=349] Charlie Ahearn’s new documentary of Brooklyn photographer Jamal Shabazz screening on June 26 at the
Youtube is streaming all of the 44-odd minutes of Blitz the Ambassador’s second studio album, “Native
[vodpod id=Video.5972910&w=500&h=411&fv=videoId%3D897337827001%26amp%3BlinkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.newyorker.com%252Fvideo%253FvideoID%253D897337827001%26amp%3BplayerID%3D673564960001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAAF1454s%7E%2CQH_ygumSKiVg91q-ZwBlqWe1HcfbhDds%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Writer Teju Cole— he has a new novel, “Open City”–talks and writes about identity
Brussels rapper Brams aka L’Insatiable (born in Cameroon) has been working on some promising collaborations lately.