Between polarization and transition
Brazil, under the Workers' Party, even if it’s still struggling with enormous poverty and social inequality, has managed to improve tremendously.
Football
Football between above and below
In "Futebol Nation," British journalist David Goldblatt explores the social and political history of Brazilian football.
Fifty Four Kingdoms
The apparel and accessory company, 54 Kingdoms, makes fashion with "a pan-Africanist sensibility." They thought the African Cup of Nations is a good place to start.
Willy Sagnol’s Race Problem
If you tell a lie enough times then people will start believing it as gospel. You
What would Mandela do
The South African struggle suggests that sports boycotts are effective at forcing change. For white South Africans (and their apologists), sporting isolation was a bitter pill to swallow.
Christmas Day for Football Fans
Football is a Country's Elliot Ross has describes the World Cup Final, every four years, as Christmas Day for football fans, just better. The champion this time is Germany.
The Final Report
Today the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ends. It was a fun ride, and I don’t
Thank You, Associated Press
We published “Neymar and the Disappearing Donkey” (to coincide with the World Cup in Brazil) on
Brazilians are used to this
The Mexican writer Alma Guillermoprieto declared this World Cup “the best ever.” Few can disagree. A
Africa is a Radio: Episode #4 – World Cup Special!
We’re shortening the name of Africa is a Country Radio. From now on (save for when we slip
Algeria in Queens, New York
Watching the World Cup match between Algeria vs Germany in one of New York City's most diverse boroughs.
Dear Ann Coulter …
Ann Coulter, an American columnist who makes Richard Littlejohn and Donald Rumsfeld look like easy-going lefties,
As American as Apple Pie
No, soccer is not invading the United States. It's been here all along.
The American Ending
The messiness, subjectivity and imprecision of football are being eroded from the game, argues the Nigerian novelist and football fan.
Cote d’Ivoire’s World Cup in Harlem
Ivorian cab driver in East Harlem: “African players never play the same for their European teams and their national teams."
So then, what does Blackness in Brazil look like?
With the increased attention on Brazil since the Cup started, I’ve noticed non-Brazilians trying to figure out
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: Fatigue (Day 12)
I’ve stopped going to Fan Fests. I’m tired, I didn’t pace myself. A month is a
Neymar e a política racial do Brasil
E, no Brasil, Neymar não é negro (ou preto).
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: FIFA Standards
Day nine of our Rio correspondent's World Cup diary wonders who the tournament is for and what the protesters demand.
We’re not Monkeys or Panthers
The rap music of Z'Africa Brasil -- composed of rappers Gaspar and Funk Biu, DJ Tano and producer Pitchô.