The Cost of Oil to Nigeria
"Nigeria is the world's 8th largest producer of crude oil, yet remains one of its poorest
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
The Gay Judges in Kenya*
South Africa has an openly gay Judge serving on its highest court, The Constitutional Court. The
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3FfCxlApXI I first saw Kesivan Naidoo play at the Independent Armchair Theater in Observatory. I was
Africa for Dummies
Michael Kirkpatrick, the blogger known as International Global Citizen, has an idea: There is an amazing
Danny MacAskill plays Cape Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHLtVhTaZjA We're impressed. Like we were last year. (Via)
'The globe landed on Kenya'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n98Avp2Q8Qo Interesting concept. "Every issue AFAR Magazine chooses a destination at random - by literally spinning
The Global Imagination of James Baldwin
An interview with Rich Blint, a James Baldwin scholar. Biggest takeaway: Baldwin lamented the fragile human impulse for categorization.
Not in My Name
What’s it like seeing your work on display, only to realize it’s been taken over and remade by someone else to give a totally different meaning.
The Bronx, Ghana
From a New York Daily News story (from earlier this year) about Twi (Ghanaian language) courses
The Best African Movie
The Congolese film, Viva Riva, is no high-minded, French-funded “cinema” — it’s a gritty gangster film.
Journalism in Ethiopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw0yIgGGtT0
Sarah Palin is going to Sudan
The main reaction to Palin is to mock her, but the problem is someone like her got those close to the most powerful office globally. That should scare us.
Music Break
[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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG_iDZbSZ3I
The Politics of Necessity
Over the course of fifteen years (1994-2009), Elke Zuern has interviewed civic and social movement leaders,
'The Most Phenomenal Finale'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcXYZMYkKKI I don't watch much rugby these days, but the final moments of the cup final
Sierra Leone’s Own TV
An interview with the founders of a media center providing technical, artistic and vocational support to filmmakers in Freetown.
Music Break
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/24394476 w=580&h=324] The new music video for "Drip Dry" by the Johannesburg hipsters Dirty Paraffin. The
'Short Cut'
http://youtu.be/ubz387K2XL0 The trailer for the feature film "Short Cut" (to be directed by Norman Maake) about
F***yesafricans
Someone started a a page called fuckyesafricans in the vein of the "fuckyes" tumblr meme. For
Street Photographer
[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