Black Film, White Masks
Namibian filmmaker, Perivi John Katjavivi: The black voice in cinema occurs on the margins and is filtered, distorted, watered-down, negotiated, corrupted.
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To be young, privileged and black in a world of white hegemony
To bear witness to the cacophony of Rhodes Must Fall, as though trying to recall the days of a revolution I was born too late to witness.
Fresh Eyes: Amaal Said’s portraits of belonging
“Images”, as the Chilean visual artist Alfredo Jaar has said, “are not innocent.” From their creation,
Weekend Music Break No.73
Here’s our selection of tunes for the weekend of May 9th, 2015 It’s mother’s day weekend
A Metaphorical Biography
Santu Mofokeng’s photographs keep you wanting to know who are these people, what's their sophistications, and what's going to happen to these aspirations?
Pura Música
This is our Teca--basically introducting you to some of the coolest, hippest, most recent music from cities around Latin America.
What are ’emerging voices’ and ’emerging countries’?
Why the author asked for his work to be withdrawn from a prestigious literary competition.
Profile of South African afro-psychedelic future pop sextet Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness
Foodzone is an eatery situated in Lakeview, Soweto, right next to the Rea Vaya bus station
The Assassins of Memory
The South African question is far too important to accommodate an explanation that is simplistic and childish.
The art of unrest
Cape Town artists, Hasan and Husain Essop, tackle the struggle for land, adequate housing, education and equality in South Africa in their work.
The Decade of People of African Descent
Ten films we can recommend at the 2015 New York African Film Festival. The theme coincides with that of the United Nations and highlights women filmmakers.
Burundi’s growing mess
How did Burundi go from being the hallmark of power-sharing success to an increasingly polarized country?