The Poor White Problem
Poor whites don't even make up 5% of the poor. Contrast that to more than 60% of blacks. But that's not a story for foreign media.
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Akon’s Africa
The Senegalese-American crooner's uninspiring "Oh Africa" reminds of bubblegum South African pop from the 1980s.
Postmodernism on Ice
The Winter Olympics features a Russian skaters who dress in animal skin costumes to perform to an "Aboriginal Song." There's more.
The Vice TV Guide to Liberia
At minimum, VICE's work demonstrates there are stories to tell about Africa that can reach an audience beyond public television.
Songs for Nelson Mandela
The top tunes dedicated to Nelson Mandela, arguably the most recognizable liberation figure from South Africa.
Kehinde Wiley paints African football
Wiley, known for painting black men as figures from Renaissance art, now does the same with Africa's best football talents.
The Transformation of K’naan
How a political song about the aftermath of the Cold War, refugees and statelessness was defanged, first for FIFA and then for Coca Cola.
Johannesburg’s Media World Cup
European media's lopsided attempts to make sense of South Africa ahead of the World Cup, continues.
Representing Fela
The New York Times' chief theater critic, surprise, misses the point about the musical, "Fela!"
The Bubu King
Janka Nabay is the premier exponent of Sierra Leone's frantic and frenetic Bubu Music.
The Wrong Answer
The nonsense that foreign journalists, who don't understand Afrikaans or the language's creole cultural history, write about Die Antwood.
Abuse of Patriarchy
South African feminist academic, Pumla Gqola, takes on all the whataboutisms thrown up by Jacob Zuma's defenders.