Cavemen among us; but not in Africa
Researchers find Europeans and Asians share 1% to 4% of their nuclear DNA with Neandertals. But Africans do not. What to do with this information?
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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.
When you have a beer named after you
There’s a lot of hype around Didier Drogba, including that he stopped a civil war in Cote d’Ivoire. How much truth is there to that story?
Nigerian ram fighting
No this is not a comment on Nigerian politics. Instead, the BBC website has a great
Cornel West speaks on Jane Austen
It's worth the price of admission to hear Cornel West say of the conservative British author--with
Hugh Masekela Goes to the World Cup
Hugh Masekela and his son, Sal, together explore the people, culture, landscapes and history of South Africa.
When you’re from Africa. Like Africa Africa.
When the dance pop of London-based The Very Best, with one African member (the other two are French and Swedish) is described as very African.
Lagos vs New York
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZX6gUoQGvw&w=500&h=307] By Keziah Jones, who has a new album, "Nigering Wood," out this Spring, comparing his
Yar’Adua est mort
Al Jazeera English is first out of the gate with an analysis of the life of
Ian Kamau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkHEVsJeOoI I first heard this track, "Love it Here," in the video above, in February this
Fela! wins on Broadway
Bill T Jones' "Fela!," the musical interpretation of the life of the Afrobeat king, is up
Janelle Monáe
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktMnfb0Q0A&w=500&h=307] Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi of Outkast, "Tight Rope." James Brown is in the building.
Chocolate Thor
From broadcaster Esther Armah's Facebook page: Thought for the Day. Idris Elba, 6 ft 2, Chocolate
Uju
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np72mq3M-9s&w=500&h=307&rel=0] I like the flow of this Johannesburg band, Uju (formerly known as Sound Republic). Their
Boers and Bantus
Vintage clips, from 1961, of Nelson Mandela, ZK Matthews, Helen Joseph, among others, on a Dutch TV program talking liberation from white supremacy.
The Rape of Africa
Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle chose Naomi Campbell to represent how Africa is raped for its resources. Did it work?
Zaki Ibrahim, 'Daylight'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9MxNf1qsDI Live video for "Daylight" by Canadian singer Zaki Ibrahim shot in central Cape Town as
City Press
A few years ago during bouts of insomnia, I used to imagine redesigning a newspaper, any
The Race War
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpikgxn-VM&w=480&h=295#13m00s] Al Jazeera's media criticism TV program "The Listening Post" has a useful analysis of the
Gold Coast Trading Co.
I like the initiative and work of the designer, Emeka Alams (his family is Ivorian, I
America? Begging in Nigeria!
A white woman begging in Lagos’s popular Mushin Market. Turns out it is a performance piece.