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Ghanaians like sex too much to be homophobic
Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Ghanaian philosopher, talks about coming out as gay.
The films of Sarah Maldoror
Maldoror on filmmaking: "To make a film means to take a position . . . I make films so that people — no matter what race or color they are — can understand them."
Chris Martin’s Brain
Coldplay’s “Paradise” music video is set in South Africa. The video is mostly is an antiquated perception of the country held by many in the West.
Gaddafi’s white African mercenaries
Muammar Gaddafi relied extensively on mercenaries from elsewhere in Africa to secure his rule. It is usually assumed they're black Africans. It turns out a lot of them come from South Africa. And they're white.