The narrative of African women
An exhibit attempts to reframe popular perceptions and the image of African women in the United States.
Video
The Women of Tahrir
Images by anthropologist Yasmin Moll. For more work by Moll, watch Fashioning Faith or read her
Shameless Self Promotion
The second episode of “What’s Up Africa,” the Radio Netherlands Worldwide ‘creative vlog on African culture’
My Brother's Keeper
http://vimeo.com/18671156 Zimbabwean rapper/MC/poet UpMost aka My Brother’s Keeper shares his ‘Lost for Words’, recorded in Harare
Self-portraits in the Attic
We feature a selection of Togolese artist Hélène Amouzou's photographic work; self-portraits taken "mostly in her attic" in Brussels.
'5 Networks that Matter in East Africa'
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGiLEEX5OuQ&feature=player_embedded&w=500&h=307&rel=] Rakesh Rajani, the head of Tanzanian “citizen-centered initiative”, Twaweza, on the “five key networks that
Music Break. Simphiwe Dana
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=829dg3GN7aM&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Does it matter whether we know where a music video was shot? Probably not, but
Out my window
Out My Window is a 360° online documentary and the first release from the HIGHRISE project,
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
Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgAhDy41Vwk&w=500&h=307&rel=0] In this short video Portuguese singer Carmen Souza speaks about her third album “Protegid” (which
Music Break / Franco
In 1987, two years before the Congolese grand maître Franco died (although never substantiated, it is
Some Other Kenya
Young Kenyans are not cynical, detached brand obsessed hedonists and want to take a personal stake in the affairs of the country.
Children of Kinshasa
If you have seen the 1987 movie La Vie est Belle (Life is Rosy), you probably
Africans: Coming to a Zoo Near You!
Why does a prominent American zoo have an exhibition of Africans? Because European peoples and their descendants do not belong in such a place.
ESPN observes Youth Day
I went to ESPN’s website to check WC scores and was surprised to find two short
The "South African" Office
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX_7w2NErQI&w=500&h=307&rel=0] 10 minute rip-off of successful BBC TV series, “The Office,” for a local Youtube humor
The Stories We Tell About Africa
Chris Abani's musings on telling African stories gets at just about everything Sonja thinks about as she encounters "Africa" every day, and then attempt to write about it.
Viral Culture: Matt’s dance
A brand of football trickery and showmanship have only reaped bad results on the field for South African teams, but is also a great dance.
Cornel West speaks on Jane Austen
It’s worth the price of admission to hear Cornel West say of the conservative British author–with
The music video is not dead
An incendiary piece of video art, more like a short film–of raids, profiling and state terrorism–done