Policing black women’s hair
The policing of black hair often begins at a very young age, in the most subtle and intimate spaces, long before you get to school.
The policing of black hair often begins at a very young age, in the most subtle and intimate spaces, long before you get to school.
The Bongo family has ruled the central African country of Gabon uninterrupted for 49 years. This
A political culture, often facilitated by social media, has emerged that many people experience as authoritarian and bullying.
The color red, berets, and plain workers’ clothing have all become potent aesthetic symbols for South Africa's EFF.
Postcolonial and intersectional theories, the dominant tendencies in student movements, suffer from an absence of economic analysis.
Who, ultimately, can speak with authority on recent events in Egypt, and, more importantly, how?
Except for one-year, when Mohamed Morsi was President, modern Egypt has only been ruled by military regimes
Recently, Aubrey Bloomfield, a graduate student at The New School, and I wrote a piece for
Africans are a fast-growing segment of the black immigrant population in the U.S, but there are few attempt to court them as voters.
The struggle against the marginalization of students and the exploitation of workers at a historically black university in South Africa.
Most Angolans are preoccupied with finding and affording basic food supplies and medical supplies required for treatment in dilapidated health facilities.
The Clintons have long been entangled with this corporate development agenda.
One effect of the deployment of tear gas and military equipment in Kampala is in the fear it invokes in the electorate, reminding them of the close relationship between the president, police and military.
Why do so many African leaders overstay their welcome or break electoral rules?
Who are the young people who want to take their country back from the leopard who has terrorized them for 30 years?
For the current generation of Uganda's diaspora, the homeland is much more than a myth; it’s a reality that they can see, hear, engage, and influence.
How to mark the passing of Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former UN Secretary General and a major figure
Atiku's street performances - biting critiques of Nigeria's ruling class - encourages participation. Which is often too much for the local ruling class.
It has become customary to discuss Mali while simultaneously ignoring Mali.
At least 75 people have been killed in weeks of student-led protests across Ethiopia’s Oromia region and federal authorities have imposed curfews in several towns and deployed troops