Found Objects No.14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrQGVqC8TJI "Judge Hatchett Discovers She Is Nigerian." She even does accents. The Hausa gets mangled in
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Fatima B. Derby
Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.
Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea
Equatoguineans may not have much to celebrate on independence day: They’ve been free from colonialism since 1968, but the current ruler has been in power since 1979.
R.I.P. Dieudonné Kabongo
The Belgian-Congolese comedian, actor and musician Dieudonné Kabongo has passed away.
Massage for Africa
"BE TOUCHED. It touches you, if you allow yourself to be touched. Massage for Africa." On
Music Break / Lousika
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdh32XjNWTE The video for French-Ghanaian female MC, Lousika's "No Bee Aloo" says more about where popular
State of the Nation
A striking piece from "State of The Nation," a new project of Zimbabwean-born, South African artist
Only in Africa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oymHHyV1M Spotted on Youtube yesterday before it went viral: A South African professional mountain biker is
Mos Def Philharmonic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34pW5S9Rx4 Mos Def (or Yasiin Bey) is on a roll. First the Stephen Colbert performance with
The gay marriage map
The graphic above accompanied an opinion piece by Frank Bruni on gay marriage in Portugal in
First as tragedy, then as farce
South Africa prematurely celebrating qualification to the 2012 African Cup of Nations championship is another case of history repeating itself when it comes to the administration of football in the country.
Black Power Mixtape
A critic of the documentary film, “The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975,” concludes that as an insight into black power, the documentary is utterly incoherent and useless.
Independence Day in Uganda
Ugandans may not have much to celebrate under President Yoweri Museveni’s now 25 year rule, but the music must go on.
Nicholas Kristof can’t find grown-up Africans to pose with him
Also how Call of Duty gets the white South African mercenary accents in its game right. Weekend Special is here.
Music Break / Michael Kiwanuka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlXkKCa2yy0 Another Michael Kiwanuka tune.
Not the Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOOCQiKlZ8w Cape Town's answer to Vanilla Ice . Only in Cape Town. Quite a White Ou
Beyoncé does it again
Beyonce has been accused of appropriating others’ work without attribution. The latest is a Belgium choreographer and her dance company.
Who is Leymah Gbowee
Gbowee, an activist, is one of three Liberian women to jointly be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Most Western media, though, didn’t do right by her.
The Nobel Peace Prize’s Kanye Moment
To get a taste of how unpopular Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the political class in general in Liberia are, just turn to the country’s artists, especially its musicians.
'The Invader'
The dramatic opening scene of Belgian filmmaker and artist Nicolas Provost's new feature film, "The Invader,"
‘The Art of El Anatsui’
Film Review by Elliot Ross* http://vimeo.com/16874224 Making a film about an artist whose work is as