Friday, April 5th, 2013
The first time I met Chinua Achebe I had just started teaching at Bard College, where I had been hired as Director of Africana Studies. I saw Chinua one evening at a campus event and nervously approached to introduce myself. I did not expect his humor or his humility. Instead of exchanging a quick word
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
The richly layered portraits of Nigerian-American artist Toyin Odutola have been on the Africa is a Country radar for quite some time. Painstakingly created with marker and ballpoint pen, Toyin’s drawings have been making waves in the...
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Rare clip of James Baldwin debating William Buckley on “The American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro” at Cambridge University in 1965. (Among other things, Baldwin draws parallels between South Africa, Algeria and...
Gaddafi is dead, V
25 Oct 2011 at 11:30 am
World Cup: The Art Edition
14 May 2010 at 6:00 pm
The Screen Life of Winnie Mandela
18 Feb 2010 at 5:00 pm
Blitz The Ambassador Speaks
21 Sep 2011 at 9:36 am
Philosophy and Dancing Outside the ...
8 Feb 2013 at 9:00 am
On the ‘white man’ comment by Israe...
12 Sep 2012 at 9:00 am
When Rick Ross filmed a music video...
21 Sep 2012 at 4:00 am
The Economist’s Africa
12 Dec 2011 at 10:30 am
Why does South African history cont...
29 Nov 2012 at 9:30 am
