How to come out as an African
When Binyavanga Wainaina, came out as gay recently, he wanted that news to appear in African-owned media and not be misrepresented in Euro-American media.
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Miguna Miguna
Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan activist and lawyer.
Fokn Bois in a Dutch village
It is not clear what Ghanaian duo Fokn Bois, on tour in the Netherlands, was doing visiting a boring Dutch town, Liesbeth. But it turned out to be fun.
Why I’m not an Afropolitan
The problem with Afropolitism is that the insights on race, modernity and identity appear to be increasingly sidelined in sacrifice to consumerism above all else.
The Year of Blackface in the Netherlands
Interview with Verene Shepherd, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on People of African Descent.
The troubled border of the colonial and postcolonial
Jean-Marie Teno’s film, ‘Une Feuille dans le Vent’ (A Leaf in the Wind), lays bare the affective costs of public silence in Cameroon.
How a coup d’état drove a scholar to social media
Call me a curmudgeon, but I had never really understood the value of social media. I
Boss Player
The Newscaster Komla Dumor loved sports, basketball (he had skills), and, above all, the beautiful game. He especially loved his Ghana’s Black Stars.
I am a homosexual, mum
The writer imagines coming out to his late mother.
Weekend Music Break 65
There's plenty to choose from what musicians have been releasing during the holidays. So here's a
Breaking: African artists use the Internets
Mainstream Western media outlets are only now learning to recognize and value diverse and creative African phenomena that have thrived for years.
The Prisoner and his Pin-up Girl
Apartheid’s prisons tolerated ‘National Geographic; For Nelson Mandela, who knew better, it was porn.
Somalis on Ice
“Unlikely Sports Heroes” partially serves to reinforce the image of inferiority. They never actually win anything.
Africa is not a country
We must stop thinking that ‘Africa’ must either progress together or stagnate. Each country has its own story, its own sovereignty.
Nigeria’s Gay Problems
Nigeria’s governing class declares its disdain for any form or likeness of homosexuality or the rights of gay people.
The Black Manager
Can you name at least ten at least 10 black football managers who are in charge of club teams in the top leagues; and by top, we mean Europe.
How not to write about Duke Ellington
Everything that is wrong with Adam Gopnik’s New Yorker essay on Ellington (and the Beatles).