Five things that can’t be ignored about development photography
Here's two: Cultivate solidarity, not pity. And, showing suffering should be specific. Study up.
Culture
Arthur Ashe and the Military Coup
In 1976, the American tennis star, Arthur Ashe, went to play in a tennis tournament in Lagos and promptly found himself in the middle of a coup by Nigeria's military.
The Cape Town Beat Scene
Ts'eliso Monaheng meets with Cape Town's beatmakers, including the celebrated jazz bassist, Shane Cooper, known as Card on Spokes.
For Love of God
In the work of the novelist, Okey Ndibe, the influences of the United States, especially that everything is available for a price, is everywhere in Nigeria.
A more complete narrative about global hip hop
An interview with documentary filmmaker, Adam Sjöberg, on the choices he made for his film, "Shake the Dust," about documentary.
Morocco joins the miniskirt wars
In Morocco, the real story is once more that of women organizing, pushing back and pushing forward, creating new spaces precisely where others try to shut them down.
What about this cartoon
What happened when an Argentinean cartoonist took inspiration from an iconic moment in African-American struggle, replaced the black athletes with monochrome white figures to make a point about gay rights.
Why is Facebook asking me how to pronounce my name?
Facebook has decided my name is weird and hard and I have to prevent awkward situations by teaching my “Friends” how to say it.
African films in Colombian cinemas
How would Colombian audiences react to films from Africa?
Dance culture is as strong as ever
Here's Hipsters Don’t Dance "Top World Carnival Tunes" for June 2015.
I’ve always been a writer
Spoken word artist Taylor Steele, one of the participating artists of the New York based series, 'Afropolitan presents' - that takes place at Meridian23 at the end of June 2015 - talks about her craft.
Setting Liberia’s political pot onto a full boil
Takun J stirs the Liberian streets with calls for justice and accountability.
Let Kenyan planes fly
The writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o on the Kenyan government’s habit of inhibiting the country’s talents.