The “refugees welcome” culture
For all the good press, the majority of German society are uncomfortable with people who frame their demands from a postcolonial perspective.
History
A short history of helping far-off peoples
Humanitarian images have obscured the causes and political complexities of disasters, and undermined the agency of their victims—both symbolically and practically.
Where is “America”?
Before Columbus’ arrival, there were already millions of people living in America, who we could say had “discovered it."
When Pelé ended a war
From July 1967 to January 1970, Nigeria was engaged in civil war. Apparently, one person could make the war pause: The G.O.A.T., Pelé.
A reflection from being on the inside of the South African badvertising industry
One of the things you must accept when you work in the advertising industry is that
Open Stellenbosch aims to move its fight beyond campus boundaries
Over the last few months students in South Africa have called for the decolonisation of institutions
A Monument for the Mau Mau at last, but no land
Kenyans choose to forget that the Kenya Land and Freedom army (also known as Mau Mau) did not fight for a monument. They fought for land.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The Dominican state and the country's elites make up a history of conflict with Haiti to justify the periodic deportation of Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Rhodes Must Fall in the West too
The Rhodes Must Fall movement is starting a much-needed conversation about the institutional roots of racism at universities in the West. Hopefully that conversation will lead to solutions.
Angolan ‘justice’ in a Portuguese slave house
The irony and the absurdity that the case against journalist Rafael Marques -- an opponent of state corruption in Angola -- is being heard in a former slave house.
Was the German composer Beethoven, African?
There's even an album to advance this argument: "Beethoven Was African: Polyrhythmic Piano Sonatas."
When Germany had its own #RhodesMustFall moment
In 1967, West Germany had its own #RhodesMustFall moment. In September of that year, socialist students
Liberating Ourselves from our Liberators
The truth of our global age is that autochthony, nativism, or heritage no longer define us exclusively. So, solidarity based on phenotype or heritage is dangerous.
Dave Chappelle’s mother worked to free Congo
Yvonne Seon, later a college professor, thought Lumumba was a “decisive leader” that “cared deeply about his people."
A Metaphorical Biography
Santu Mofokeng’s photographs keep you wanting to know who are these people, what's their sophistications, and what's going to happen to these aspirations?
44 Years of Walking Past Cecil John Rhodes’ Statue
The Life and Times of Mr Peter Buckton, a worker at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
The romanticism of history
The resistance legacy of Brazilian slaves suffers from both romanticism and a spotty historical record. But it also persists as a potent social and cultural symbol.
The beautification of Stellenbosch University
The arrogance of apartheid-denialism at Stellenbosch University.
The problem with the word “genocide”
A century ago, Turkish forces slaughtered more than one million Armenian children, women, and men. This weekend,
The first genocide of the 20th century
The language, methods, and scale of the Herero genocide remain shocking even in the aftermath of the horrors of the Holocaust.