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Paul Milchick
Paul Milchik is a pseudonym for the author of this piece. His name has been changed due to his status as an international student in the US during the second Trump administration, in a context where foreign students have been targeted for detention and deportation as a result of expressing pro-Palestinian views.
‘The Art of El Anatsui’

A Long List of New Films
I’m still waiting for that entrepreneur who’ll start a Netflix for African films. I’ll be a customer.
Maïmouna and African Urban France
"Grandma's going, so I am going too"

October is Black History Month
A group of British hip-hop and grime artists are determined to wrench back Black History Month there and in the US from the cynics.

'Revolutions devour their children'

The essence of diaspora
Lori Grinker’s photographs of her scattered Jewish relatives includes a significant section on South Africa, including some unexpected relations.
Predicting 'The Moment of Revolution'

Nike Chiefs
What if major sports brands like Nike let local football stars – playing who are not big in Europe, but big in national club leagues on the continent – front a campaign?
Music Break / Bongeziwe Mabandla

Lesotho’s Independence Day
Even though music in Lesotho is dominated by its South African neighbors, there are local genres and artists which have managed to fare well commercially.
Music Break / Nëggus & Kungobram
Indian Jazz

Another African wins the Nobel?
At least 3 African writers are favorites for the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. They’d be the 5th African winner.

Moscow Hair
The Ivorian international and CSKA Moscow footballer, Seydou Doumbia about the hardest thing to secure in the Russian capital: It’s hard to get a fade.
Independence Day in Guinea
Nigerian Independence

Getting soft bellies
Our latest Weekend Special includes a lot of football (soccer) and that the United States is “the most Africanized nation in the Western world.”