Culture, Arts & Identity
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Bantu peoples
Bantu are the speakers of Ntu languages, comprising several hundred indigenous ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa, spread over a vast…
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Being black in Nazi Germany
Film director Amma Asante came across an old photograph taken in Nazi Germany of a black schoolgirl by chance. Standing…
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How colonial rule committed Africa to fragile authoritarianism
The impact of colonial rule on sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the subject of intense debate and controversy.
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New British Show Blasted For Being Racist
The first of the four-part Channel 4 series saw reality 'star' Scarlett Moffatt and her family taken from the UK…
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What most people don’t know about African spirituality
As far back as I can remember I’ve had an interest in the spiritual, mystical and philosophical realm of life.…
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Paulo Coelho wants to give free books to schools and libraries in Africa
“I’m going to buy the titles from my publishers [and] give them for free to schools & libraries,” he said.
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7 actors who played different ethnicities on-screen
Last week, the world went into an uproar over the casting of the live-action adaptation of the Little Mermaid.
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Brazil’s sugar plantations were brutal — follow the slaves who fought back
For a big graphic novel called “Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves,” Brazilian artist and writer Marcelo D’Salete mined historical…
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Serena Williams Is A Mother & Champion In Her Rule-Breaking French Open Look
If you thought Serena Williams was going to let the catsuit controversy of last year’s French Open cramp her style…
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Meet the Senegalese brand whose prints are based on mathematical equations
“Math was my first love. It’s the only universal language I could connect with every time I moved and was…
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We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found
We analysed the sugar content of baby food products which are commercially available, targeted at children under 12 months and sold in…
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In America Black Mothers Are Dying At Alarming Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African American women are three to four times more likely to…
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Takienta tower-houses in Togo
The traditional Takienta tower-houses in Togo are phenomenal and they are a prideful part of their lives.
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Where in Game of Thrones are all the black people?
Currently, in its seventh season, the show has flying dragons, frozen zombies, ugly giants, epic battles, great dialogue, valiant and…
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South Africans’ Thuso Mbedu breaks into Hollywood
The cast of the adaptation of Barry Jenkins to the bestselling novel ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead is beginning…
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