How To Kill The Nigerian Publishing Industry
Nigeria's Minister of Finance imposes a 62.5% tariff on imported printed books, where previously there has been none.
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The everyday lives of African immigrants in South Africa
An alternative lens on migration stories that are often ignored in the mainstream media.
Was Sherlock Holmes a racist?
The real question is of course about the racism of Sherlock Holmes's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
To revolutionize a culture
The writer on Frank’s Archive, based on her father's records, that explores the different functions of books, power and knowledge.
Leather from Human Skin
In the 1880s, in Philadelphia, "birthplace of America," some white locals used the skin of black people to make clothes, including shoes.
The Undemocratic Alliance
South Africa's second largest political party, the Democratic Alliance, exhibits the same paranoia as does the ruling party when it comes to dissent.
How to own history
Five films pointing to new directions for African cinema — by some of the most exciting young filmmakers from the continent.
The Jews of Egypt
Highlighting one of the dark sides of Egyptian nationalism, and exposing the dangers of blanket xenophobia.
Before And After The Disco
The self-titled debut album of Ibibio Sound Machine, features songs mostly in the southern Nigerian language of lead vocalist, Eno Williams.
James Baldwin’s White History Week
In 1986, one year before he passed away, James Baldwin announced a radical idea: “White History Week.” In this post, Ed Pavlic writes about how Baldwin got to that moment.
