Radical Ugandan activist and academic Stella Nyanzi discusses her recent imprisonment, the power of vularity and…
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Too Fast to Be a Woman
When South African track star Caster Semenya won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games,…
25 African Women Writers You Should Read
Source: aaibc.com Authors are listed, alphabetically, by first name. Also check out a beautiful collage of all…
NO ROSES FROM MY MOUTH: Stella NYANZI´S POEMS FROM PRISON By Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire and Esther Mirembe
In Carole Boyce Davies’ study of the political activism of the Black Communist, Claudia Jones, Davies…
Confronting Conflict with Creativity
From Chapel Hill to Democratic Republic of Congo, music professor Chérie Rivers Ndaliko empowers students to…
Art Therapy: Refugees in Ugandan Camp Using Drawing and Drama to Heal Trauma
The Nakivale Refugee Settlement is home to more than 94,000 refugees, many of whom experienced trauma…
This World -Born Too White BBC Documentary 2017 (Video)
Documentary uncovering the discrimination and persecution of people with albinism in Tanzania and Malawi in East…
Xenophobia: Voices from the camps (VIDEO)
Nine-year-old Dolly, staying in a temporary camp, doesn’t understand xenophobia –…
India's Daughter: From Nonviolent Demonstrations to People's Revolution by Sumeet Grover, Director of Global Poetry
The agitated people of a nation mourn, weep, protest and question the heinous rape and murder…
Virunga – Main Trailer – Netflix [HD]
From the forested depths of the African Congo, among the last of the mountain gorillas comes…
Afriturist with Hector Peterssen
“That I’m alive today proves the power of the photo and that the only viable…
Idris Elba Releasing Mandela-Inspired Album Ft. James Blake, Mumford & Sons, Spoek Mathambo, DJ Spoko + More
British actor Idris Elba is gearing up to release a Mandela-inspired eleven-track album in November. mi Mandela, “a celebration of…
SOMALIA: Renowned female artist and MP Saado Ali Warsame shot dead in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (RBC) Unidentified gunmen have today shot and killed renowned Somali artist Saado Ali Warsame near…
#InstagrammingAfrica: The Narcissism of Global Voluntourism.” BY LAUREN KASCAK & SAYANTANI DASGUPTA
(Photo: Twin Design/Shutterstock) Voluntourism is ultimately about the fulfillment of the volunteers themselves, not necessarily what…
“Journalism in Egypt is a Crime”: Global Outcry After 3 Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 7-10 Years
An Egyptian court has sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to between seven and 10 years in…
Silent Grace: A Film Review By Sumeet Grover
Silent Grace is an award-winning 2004 film, directed by filmmaker Maeve Murphy. It documents a…
PICTURE RIO: WHY SO MANY BRAZILIANS HATE THE WORLD CUP By Eugene Reznik
Mario Tama, a staff photographer for Getty Images, first caught my eye a few months ago…
Asa is back with “Dead Again”
After a three-year break from the scene, Nigeria’s Asa is back with a new single. Recently…
AND I STILL RISE–RIP MAYA ANGELOU
R.I.P. legendary author, poet and activist Maya Angelou. “In addition to her well-known autobiographies, Maya Angelou…
AMANDLA: A revolution in 4 part harmony Directed by Lee Hirsch
Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This internationally acclaimed film is the intense…
We Stand With Our Sister: Stop the Attacks on Myrlande Liberis-Pavert and the Lavalas Movement
A Statement from Haiti Action Committee On Friday, January 17, it was reported by news agencies…