Africa: Atlanta and Africa Forge New Creative Frontiers
[allAfrica] Cape Town — Africa’s creative sector finds a dynamic ally in Atlanta
Africa: Kofi Appenteng On 70 Years of the Africa America Institute
[Afropop] Kofi Appenteng is the President of the Africa-America Institute (AAI). Founded in 1953, AAI is a premier U.S.-based organization dedicated to bridging Africa and America by educating people and connecting worlds. AAI’s programs with leading u…
Africa: U.S. Initiative Aims to Fuel Job Growth in African Creative Industries
[allAfrica] Cape Town, South Africa — In recognition of the potential of Africa’s creative industries, Prosper Africa strives to harness these sectors for job creation and sustainable development.
Africa: Looting of African Heritage – a Powerful New Book Explores the Damage Done By Colonial Theft
[The Conversation Africa] European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed conquest, massacres and the exploitation of resources. It was also about the appropriation of spiritual and political symbols. It led to the erasure of a social, cultura…
Africa: William Bascom and the Ifẹ̀ Bronzes – Reconstructing Histories of Expropriation and Repatriation in Nigeria
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarly, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates…
Africa: Afropop Top Videos – August, 2024
[Afropop] The songs of summer 2024 are flying by. We at Afropop Worldwide have our own takes, and here are a few to consider. This month’s seven picks lean heavily into Afrobeats, the genre taking the entire planet by storm, despite ongoing worries tha…
Africa: Salin Cheewapansri – From Bangkok to Africa
[Afropop] Salin Cheewapansri was born in the mid-1990’s and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Musically inclined, she tried the piano, but then switched to drums when she heard that the drum teacher at her school was fun to study with. Being into grunge and…
Africa: Rock Painting Is the Oldest Image of an African Rail, a Bird That May Have Had a Special Meaning for the SAN People
[The Conversation Africa] The African rail (Rallus caerulescens) is a handsome bird, with a blueish breast, red legs, eyes and bill, prominent barring on the flanks, chestnut upper parts, and long toes. It also has a characteristic trilling call. This …
Africa: Artisst Are Undervalued – Smuts
[Namibian] Doek Arts Trust patron justice Dave Smuts says artists are undervalued in Africa.
Africa: Spontaneous Acts By Yoko Tawada – an Adroit Poetic Novel About Connection Post-Pandemic
[The Conversation Africa] Spontaneous Acts by German-Japanese writer Yoko Tawada follows a fierce and scrupulous search for connection and meaning in a noisy and overwhelming world emerging from the loneliness of COVID lockdowns.