Race and Elections in Brazil
Many Brazilian voters are so disillusioned with politics that in this traditionally left-leaning, post-right military dictatorship society, the right has made surprising gains in this election.
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Boima Tucker
Boima Tucker is a musician, writer, and filmmaker. He is the Senior Manager of Africa Is a Country and co-founder of the Kondi Band.
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: FIFA Standards
Day nine of our Rio correspondent's World Cup diary wonders who the tournament is for and what the protesters demand.
The Sonic Geography of Cartagena
The strong local identity of Colombia's most African big city is slowly being erased. But not all its artists, especially musicians, are giving up without a fight.
Old Money’s mothership is here to save us all
The musical groups perhaps setting the pace for a new idea of liberation for people of African descent in the Americas.
The FBI’s Hustle
The contradictions of U.S.'s domestic and international policies manifested by its wars on drugs, terror, and the country's Black communities.
L’Afrique Est Un Pays
Dutty Artz and Africa Is a Country co-present the EP, "L'Afrique Est Un Pays," as a gift to Africa is a Country readers. For a limited time you can download the EP by liking our Facebook page.
Boogie Down Nima in the Bronx
Recognition of the contributions to the New York cultural landscape by African immigrants remains strangely absent from the average New Yorker’s frame of reference.