Colombia’s African history And Its Powerful Historical Perspective
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Manuel Rueda Tour guide Alex Rocha stops at a large square flanked by stately colonial buildings while leading a group of tourists through the historical center of Cartagena, Colombia. The group looks at a marble statue of Christopher Columbus and a government-issued […]
Why The Erasure Of The Photo Of Young Ugandan Climate Activist At Davos went viral
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Vanessa Nakate Across Africa, the climate crisis is happening to us now, and the stories Africans have to tell are urgent – but who is listening? When The Associated Press cropped me from a photo of youth climate activists in Davos in […]
Ethiopia/Tigray: The Devastating Toll Of A vicious war
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email A year since war broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, conflict in the country is intensifying. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we talk to two experts about the worsening humanitarian situation in Tigray and the international community’s response […]
Harper’s Bazaar And Lagos Fashion Week
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email America’s Harper’s Bazaar introduced its American readers to Ms. Omoyemi Akerele, the founder of Lagos Fashion Week on its 10th year of delivering and helping to bring to the forefront Africa’s designers and its haute couture industry. Following are some of the comments […]
Ethnic food has become the Ultimate Equalizer in Urban America
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Pascale Joassart-Marcelli Everybody, it seems, welcomes the arrival of new restaurants, cafés, food trucks and farmers markets. What could be the downside of fresh veggies, homemade empanadas and a pop-up restaurant specializing in banh mis? But when they appear in unexpected places […]
Mama Samia Stirs Controversy With Naming A Woman To Tanzania’s Defense Ministerial Position
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan caused a stir after she appointed Stergomena Tax as defense minister. She becomes the first woman to hold the critical portfolio since the country’s independence. “I have decided to break the longtime myth that in the defense ministry, […]
Young Ghanaians in Europe Impact Homestead With Frequent Visits
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Young migrants make up over 20% of the youth population across the European Union. In cities like Hamburg in Germany, half of all children and youth under the age of 18 have a migration background (50.4%), meaning they or their parents were born […]
Africa’s Irresistible Pull Is Legendary And Here Are Quotes That Express Them..
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email There is nowhere quite like Africa. From its vast savannahs to its teeming cities, it is a continent of extremes. Unparalleled beauty exists alongside devastating poverty, and the wonder of Africa’s wildest places must be experienced to be truly understood. Many have put […]
Black-Led Western, ‘The Harder They Fall’ Is Not Alternative History
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Chris Lindahl With a cast led by Black actors, including Idris Elba and Regina King, Jeymes Samuel’s upcoming film “The Harder They Fall” stands in stark contrast to the white-dominated world of classic Westerns. But the way Samuel sees it, his vision […]
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah: The Man And His Writing
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The Nobel Prize in Literature, considered the pinnacle of achievement for creative writers, has been awarded 114 times to 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. This year it went to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was born in Zanzibar, the first Tanzanian […]