The ‘Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy’ claim
Today's post is about economic systems, the World Bank and the IMF, and whether they have they helped Nigeria or not.
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The paradox of our engagement with technological apparatus
How can bodily experiences be shared, asks British Nigerian director Shola Amoo in his short film, "Touch."
What they don’t tell you about Stellenbosch
The brochures about the town left out the reality for Stellenbosch's black residents: poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
Let’s talk about #CancelColbert
Colbert’s satire is based in a smug ironic whiteness. It doesn't mean I have to like it or can't feel it's problematic or alienating as a person of color.
The Expatriate
Ethiopian-American artist, Wayna, explores issues including police brutality, disenfranchisement, race and identity in her music.
The FBI’s Hustle
The contradictions of U.S.'s domestic and international policies manifested by its wars on drugs, terror, and the country's Black communities.
Cricket in America
The chance to place cricket fully in its poco setting – beyond its boundary – and to understand it as a form of political contestation.
The “wisdoms” of Akon
When the Senegalese-American singer Akon is not claiming to provide electricity around the continent, he gives interviews. The latest, to Larry King, is a train wreck because of Akon's reactionary's views. For those in the know, this is peak Akon.
Fela Kuti on Film
Who has the right to speak about the late Nigerian Afrobeat king, Fela Kuti, and how is that right earned? Also, what do you exclude? What do you include?