Set the world on fire
How black women shaped black nationalist and internationalist movements in the twentieth century United States.
500 Search Results for: Diaspora
Protest art in Sudan’s uprising
Drawing on a long history of political art and protest and to bypass old media censorship, Sudani artists go to the street and online to complement street protests.
Time travelin’
The Chimurenga arts collective explores the relevance of FESTAC, a near forgotten, epic black arts festival held in Nigeria in the mid-1970s, for our age.
Vanquisher of troubles or light of our home
The music of Albalabel, a pioneering women’s group in conservative and patriarchal Sudan, endures over decades of struggle.
Dear David Chang
A plea for foodie celebrities like Chang, the host of a popular Netflix show, to take African cuisine seriously.
A hug that listens
Angolans have made themselves in and out of Angola, in conversation with the world; they carry with them the deep look of permanent uncertainty. But also take with them the smile of resistance.
Um abraço em escuta
Ekwa Msangi, realizadora Tanzaniana-Americana, mostra a história de muitos imigrantes com a experiência de uma família angolana de imigração.
Decolonize this
To undo the misrepresentation of women of color in global media, we need a historically grounded solidarity.
No one should be surprised we exist
The documentary film, 'Rolé—Histórias dos Rolezinhos' by Afro-Brazilian filmmaker Vladimir Seixas uses sharp commentary to expose social, political, and cultural inequalities within Brazilian society.
The lost promise of childhood
The state-sanctioned violence committed against children such as Nahel M forces us to revisit the very question of childhood, its privileges, and its roots in the French imperialization of Africa.
Ghana’s Rastas and the year of return
Ghana's government likes to advertise its "Year of Return" to welcome members of the African diaspora back to the country, but the first returnees, Ratafarians, are still fighting for their rights.
We are all Sudanese
A new film explores the perspectives of Sudanese-American artists navigating their relationships and responsibilities to the revolution back home.
Archiving pan-Africanism
A project - helmed by historians Benjamin Talton and Jean Allman - to archive post-independence African revolutions, including Kwame Nkrumah's personal and professional papers.
This is Africa: Sudanese TV in Dubai Edition
Sudan's vast diaspora in the Gulf reflected in media available via satellite in Dubai.
What is to be Done for Nigeria?
A conscious effort must be made - mustering Nigeria's considerable human capital at home and in the diaspora- to build alternative structures of political engagement.
Brown skin women
African women, both at home and in the diaspora, use beauty, fashion and other aesthetics to simultaneously celebrate, navigate and challenge social and cultural norms.