Congolese Artist Talks At UCLA April 27
DIASPORA NEWS From Africa, The Americas, Caribbean & the rest of the world. Faustin Linyekula is at UCLA’s South Campus April 27 to give talks in association with the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Congo Basin Institute. Faustin Linyekula in his own words:“I’m known as a dancer, choreographer, but I call myself a […]
Black & African Imprint Center Stage At Venice Art Biennale
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] NANA OPOKU (AFROSCOPE), DREAMER SERIES, 2021. © NANA OPOKU […]
Ghana’s Ama Ata Aidoo’s Book: A Peep Into The Human Family
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Ama Ata Aidoo By Bibi Burger In recent years, […]
Google-Funded African Landing Project Equiano’s In Togo
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Remember Equiano? Not Loon. Not Taara. Equiano, the Google-funded project which wants to run leagues of cabling that would help connect Europe to Africa. Once complete, Equiano will start in western Europe and run along the West Coast of Africa, between Portugal and South Africa, […]
South African Airways (SAA) Back In The Air With A New Equity Partner
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. It is now well known that South Africa’s flagship airline, South African Airways (SAA) has taken back to the skies once again. Thanks to an agreement for the sale of 51% of SAA to strategic equity partner, Takatso Consortium. The signing took place after eight […]
Since 1920’s North America Have Hosted Ghana’s top Soccer players
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Ernest Yeboah Acheampong African footballers have been migrating overseas since the 1920s, when French leagues attracted some West African players. The migration of African talent to Europe intensified from the 1980s to the 2000s as football became more globalized and economically viable. Thousands of […]
Can Black Dolls Help Black Children Up Their Racial Identity?
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Dolls are limited in what they can do to boost Black children’s self-esteem. kali9/E+ via Getty Images When Mattel announced earlier this year that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells – the famed 19th-century Black journalist and anti-lynching crusader, […]