Visual Intimacy
Andrew Dosunmu's film "Mother of George" is a film about love and tradition set amongst Nigerian immigrants in New York City.
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The New Black Films
There is something to be said about the sheer volume of highly-anticipated films made by black filmmakers or about communities of color.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part Four
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways — Summer 2012.
Long Walk to Toronto
This boi pic of Nelson Mandela feels like it was picked at random from the Wikipedia version of Mandela's autobiography.
Nelson Mandela To Be Renamed
The move comes in light of recent confusion over who owns Mandela’s legacy.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part Three
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways — Winter 2012.
Taking a Critical Look at Dominant White Beauty Ideals
Redmond is an Amsterdam-based intersectional feminist media collective, organizes conversation about beauty ideals, whiteness, race and cultural appropriation.
The Search for Amilcar Cabral
Juan Orrantia, a Colombian photographer who lives in South Africa, interviewed on his project on the Guinea-Bissauan liberation hero.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part Two
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways — Spring 2011.
Mobile Music
For young musicians in Mozambique, "a career in music is a pipe dream." The project, Wired for Sound, wants to change that.
A Century of Land Dispossession in South Africa
Interview with Ben Cousins, founder of PLAAS at the University of the Western Cape, and who has researched land reform since 1989.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part One
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways — Fall 2011.
Immigrant, noun.
Google defines an immigrant as "a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country." We have our own definition.
The South African Compromise
How did leftist political scientist Adam Habib end up as a South African version of Thomas Friedman?
The global elite’s favorite strongman
Once again, The New York Times doesn't inform Western audiences about the complexities of governance in Africa or the agency of those who are ruled.
African Radio’s growing and enduring popularity
Growing numbers of radio stations, across the continent, are training young people to deliver news to their peers themselves.
Morgan Tsvangirai and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe
To understand why Tsvangirai's MDC can't win in Zimbabwe, it is helpful to move beyond the standard analysis of systemic electoral corruption and an unfair vote.