There will be no hiding place
The UK government is now openly tweeting its contempt for people of color.
immigrants
Autonomy in Barcelona
The story of the Mount Zion community, largely made up of West African men collecting scrap metal all over Barcelona.
The Dutch Media Drama
Why is a photo of an empathetic group of young Dutch Moroccans visiting a concentration camp being used to illustrate so many stories in which Moroccans are a "problem"?
The Other Afripolitans
Malitia Malimob, rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the United States.
Have a Nice Trip
How does it feel to be an African asylum seeker in Europe.
A certain Israeli psyche
Israel's Interior Minister, Eli Yishai basically says Israel was a white country in a debate about African immigrants and refugees.
On African Asylum Seekers in Israel
Media about African refugees and asylum seekers in Israel highlight their experiences and desires for rights, but erase their agency, portraying them solely as victims of violence and exploitation.
The BET Awards do Africa
What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?
Return to the Motherland
From the late 1950s, emigration to independent Africa became a feasible option for African Americans tired of U.S. racial segregation. After Apartheid, South Africa became too.
African Immigrant Life in New York City
Students in my Media and Africa seminar at The New School create short video profiles of African immigrant experiences in New York City. Here I highlight a few of the striking ones.
Illegal or Dead
Sorious Samura joined African migrants trying to make it to Europe for menial jobs and loneliness.