Robert Mugabe Junior has the word “melanin” in his Instagram biography. I discovered this when…
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The turn to burning in South Africa
In October last year thousands of South African students marched on key sites of power…
In Pictures: These are the Faces of the Caravana 43 for the Disappeared Students of Ayotzinapa, Mexico
The Caravana 43, as we explained here, is a collective of the family members and…
STRIKE ACTION: Why Are Colombian Teachers Protesting the Government?
Last year, still riding the hype of his reelection, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos stated…
Maboneng on fire
I was retweeting things like “It was only a matter of time #Maboneng” after someone…
Bamako-sur-Seine
You don’t stand in one place to watch a masquerade, as Chinua Achebe famously said.…
Looking back on Occupy Nigeria
Nigerian producers Chris Dada and Funmi Iyanda created chopcassava.com “to document the popular fuel subsidy…
North Africa Stand Up
Since we’re on revolutionary soundtracks, check this: The first song on this mixtape (cover above)…