Probing Subliminal Violence
The artist Mohau Modisakeng mines the contours of colonial and post-colonial history.
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Fatima B. Derby
Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.
The American Ending
The messiness, subjectivity and imprecision of football are being eroded from the game, argues the Nigerian novelist and football fan.
Cote d’Ivoire’s World Cup in Harlem
Ivorian cab driver in East Harlem: “African players never play the same for their European teams and their national teams.”
Elegy for Robo The Technician
Lesego Rampolokeng’s tribute to an old school pioneer and one of the key builders of the South African hip hop scene.
So then, what does Blackness in Brazil look like?
With the increased attention on Brazil since the Cup started, I've noticed non-Brazilians trying to figure out
New Sounds from Mozambique
High school students, a women’s choir, traditional instrumentalists, bands using hand-made instruments, and a tour guide whose nom de guerre is Harry Potter.
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: Fatigue (Day 12)
I’ve stopped going to Fan Fests. I’m tired, I didn’t pace myself. A month is a
Neymar e a política racial do Brasil
E, no Brasil, Neymar não é negro (ou preto).
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.
We’re not Monkeys or Panthers
The rap music of Z’Africa Brasil — composed of rappers Gaspar and Funk Biu, DJ Tano and producer Pitchô.
Discovering Prophets Of Da City
An interview with hip hop scholar, Adam Haupt, about hip hop pioneers P.O.C., the viral rappers Die Antwoord and the state of contemporary South African hip-hop.
A review Dak’art 2014 (II)
Halfway through my visit to the International Exhibition of this year’s ambitious edition of Dak’art: the
Why we made a film about images that cast Africans only as victims
Americans need recognize if they want to do good in Africa they need to partner with Africans or work in the US on policies that impact negatively Africans.
A Bronx Story: Ghana vs USA
The fate of World Cup draws has fostered an unlikely rivalry between Ghana and the United States.
How was Africa?
An American graduate student consciously attempts to preempt some of the problematic and ignorant queries from relatives back home.
Trouble in the Village
Dak’Art is the only art contemporary biennale of its scope with a mandate to include all artists of African descent.
Neymar and Brazil’s racial politics
Why did Neymar—the one time he was asked about discrimination—respond: “Never, neither inside nor outside the field. Because, I’m not black, right?”
Scenario Planning for White South Africa
Scenario planning is something of a cottage industry in South Africa and was particularly popular during
The Rules of South African Hip Hop in 2014
South African hip-hop has become too safe. Cutting edge rappers are being sidelined in favour of tried-and-tested
The legacy of the ‘German Bob Geldof of development aid’
Why don’t western friends of Africa not put pressure on their corporate and political elites to do more to combat hunger?