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.
Journalism
The Fire Next Time
Some Brooklyn business. You know I live here. Read it here.–Sean Jacobs
What do leftists make of Wikileaks?
Not everyone is so taken with what Wikileaks has wrought. I’d be curious to hear what
Gaddafi’s voluptuous Ukranian nurse
On the usefulness of WikiLeaks and the self-destructive personality of its founder, Julian Assange.
Tintin in Congo
Earlier this year, the Congolese government declared European development commissioner Karel De Gucht persona non grata
Independência de Angola
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/16832669 w=500&h=281] In January 2010, the people behind Angola–Nos Trilhos da Independência have started collecting and
Walmart in Africa
Illustration: Brent Godfrey “Newsweek” journalist Jeremy Kahn stops pretending he’s a journalist and just channels the
Bwana Saves Africa
Today’s New York Times Magazine carries a fawning profile of John Prendergast, the force behind the
Gal draws Belgium and Congo
Belgian cartoonist GAL turned 70 this year. The relations between Belgium and Congo haven’t been absent
Wedding Announcements
I needed an excuse to post that picture and this audio since. Via David Lane.
Invictus is not a country
Writer Imraan Coovadia, on lit magazine n+1‘s blog, writing about the tenplate for “the South African
Do you know Omar al Bashir?
Omar Al Bashir has long been the focus of Save Darfur and the Enough Project. But how many of those targeted by their campaigns, could recognize Sudan's president.
‘The media and war-mongering’
Journalist Maggie Fick is covering South Sudan’s self-determination referendum for the AP. She’s only one of
The Waka Waka Award*
This may yet become a weekly award on AIAC. The inaugural Waka Waka Award–name in honor
Clichés and Social Truths
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTVDDrUS4Y&w=500&=307&rel=0] I’d be interested in people’s reading of this short video spotted on Youtube, above, which
’10 things you can learn from a Nigerian’
“One in five Africans is Nigerian and they certainly represent throughout the Diaspora. Much of the
Learning Zulu
The author, a German journalist new to South Africa, writes about her first impressions and experiences, especially with local whites; so different from anything she knew or experienced before.
'A guide to the rest of Africa'
GOOD, a magazine with a vague purpose (it is supposed to be “dedicated to social causes,”
Can't Make This Stuff Up
Myanmar/Burma’s oppressive junta pulled off two feats this week: first they cooked the elections ensuring a
