Djimon Hounsou’s Africa

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A couple of years ago, the Beninoise actor Djimon Hounsou collaborated with Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina to put the latter’s then provocative and now legendary essay “How to write about Africa” (which first appeared in Granta Magazine) on Youtube. In the essay, Binyavanga, who has since revisited the original essay, lampooned Western journalism and Hollywood’s […]

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Bono does something right

You know we give Bono a lot of grief on this site, but in this commercial for the ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Cup, he is on point. And he speaks the truth. Did I just say that. In this case of course.

Black Panther

Djimon Hounsou, the Beninous actor, is voicing the lead in BET Networks’ new animated series which is not yet available here in the United States. For some strange reason Australian TV viewers (on a kids channel) is getting to see it first. Via Shadow and Act

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