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Betty Acquah’s Art – Bursting With Colour, Movement & Vibrancy

Betty Acquah was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana, West Africa. She attended Wesley Girls’ High…

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Politics of Hair

Hair is more than just an issue of hair. It speaks to identity, culture, consciousness and speaks to the history…

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FATE OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES

In his article Whither To Local Languages that appeared in the Malawi’s Nation newspaper of 7th January 2008 George Kamba writes, “Most parents and…

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From Homeless Refugee To Chess Prodigy

Tani Adewumi is no ordinary chess player. And his journey isn’t ordinary, either. Two years ago his family settled into…

Walter Chakela, former playwright & director of Windybrow

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A BRAVE HEART – WALTER KEFUOE CHAKELA

RENOWNED playwright, poet and theatre director Walter Kefoue Chakela was one of very few artists who were able to deal…

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Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa – Zulu Shaman from South Africa

I was born in Zululand on the 21st July 1921 according to my father. When my father met my mother, he had…

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Maths Teacher Turned Fashion Designer

Maths teacher turned fashion designer, Diarra Bousso Gueye, actually uses her mathematics skills to create her designs. By applying geometry,…

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Care for Cultural Icons from the Pre-Bashir Era

Once lauded as one of Sudan’s finest musicians, Abu Obaida Hassan faded into obscurity under the Bashir regime and was…

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How James Brown Gained Kaunda a Youthful Vote

It was December 1970 and American singer James Brown had just visited Zambia, where he performed two concerts. The Godfather…

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Do Traditional Healers Accept White Sangomas Or Is It Cultural Appropriation?

Astronomer & Sangoma Rod Suskin speaks to Musician & Sangoma Ntombe Thongo In a research paper published on https://www.academia.edu/ Rod…

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BLACK AESTHETICS EXISTS ON ITS OWN TERMS

The Black Aesthetics exhibition and creative discourse around it were undoubtedly one of the few significant cultural landmark and stimulating…

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Chief Nike Davies-Okundaye – The Textile Queen

Veteran Nigerian artist Nike Davies-Okundaye has made her name innovating the art of her heritage and giving other women hope…

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Don’t Die With Your Song Still Inside You

My name is Vuyi Qubeka and I am a multi-dimensional storyteller. I am a traditional healer – I am a…

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The Dazzling Gold of the Asante Kingdom, Ghana

The Asante were the most powerful of the Akan-speaking peoples who settled in the forest region of modern-day Ghana between…

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PARTICIPATION OF THE ELDERS IN THE PROCESS OF ILOBOLO

ILOBOLO is an issue between the two families. The first person who happens to know that there will be abakhongi…

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Ilobolo

The process of ukulobola, to pay the bride price in brief, is a critical stage in which the symbolic and…

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THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

1.0 INTRODUCTION African Traditional Medicine is a mainstay of primary health care for the majority inAfrica. About 80% of the…

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AFRIKAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION ON THE THEME BLACK RECONCILIATION

In October 1911, in pursuit of African freedom, Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme issued a clarion call for unity among…

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EVENT:”Languaging Our Children into Existence”

AFRIKAN FAMILY DIALOGUE eBukhosini Solutions welcomes the Afrikan Family to another uplifting and practical AFRIKAN FAMILY DIALOGUE. This is part…

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Celebrating Women Artists

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART is celebrating women artists. Over the past five years, the Smithsonian museum has doubled…

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The forgotten tribe of Balobedu, also known as “The Rain Queen Kingdom”

Having one of the most respected Constitutions in the world, which guarantees equal rights for all in our country, I…

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Toni Morrison on the Power of Language

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our…

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Unisa in Collaboration With the Zindzi Mandela Foundation Invite You To 2019 UNISA CONVOCATION LECTURE

The University of South Africa Convocation in collaboration with the Zindzi Mandela Foundation cordially invites its Convocants and the…

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What is Xitsonga, and what does Xichangaan mean?

The recent airing of the new telenovela ‘Giyani – Land Of Blood’ on SABC 2, has sparked an important debate…

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The Pan-African Fashion initiative

The Fashionomics Africa initiative of the African Development Bank, together with the African Union, the AfroChampions initiative, and other institutional…

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History Of Nsibidi the Ancient Igbo Alphabet

The communicative system Nsibidi (also known as nsibiri, nchibiddi or nchibiddy) was prevalent in the precolonial period in the south…

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‘Black Is Beautiful’: Identity, Pride and the Photography of Kwame Brathwaite

On an evening in the early 1950s on the corner of 125th and 7th Avenue in Harlem, two teenage brothers…

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Meet Hamonia Rosales, The Artist Who Painted God As a Black Woman

“The Creation of Adam” is one of the most famous works of art ever created — and one of the…

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Bisi Silva, 56, Bold Curator of Contemporary African Art, Dies

Bisi Silva, an adventurous curator who, with her own money, founded a nonprofit art gallery and education center in Lagos,…

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Renaming South Africa: Es’kia Mphahlele with Zim Ngqawana and Lefifi Tladi

THE debate on renaming South Africa, a geographical description and not a name, has been one raging for years. Here…

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Happy Birthday Bob Marley, Born 6 February 1945

February 6, 2019 marks what would been the 74th birthday of Bob Marley. Nearly 38 years after his cancer-related death…

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Using the Beauty of Beads to Raise Issues Such as Violence and Racism

Byby VICTORIA L. VALENTINE via http://www.culturetype.com IN THE HANDS of Joyce J. Scott, the possibilities of glass beads are endless. She uses beads…

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Your Ancestry Had It’s Own Book

Your Ancestry Had It’s Own Book It just wasn’t written down, and given a name, sold, and expressed as the…

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History Of African Fabrics And Textiles

Very often, Africans are depicted on old pictures as naked people, walking around without any clothing. This seems to be quite…

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The First Sound

The first sound we hear as embryos in our mothers’ wombs, incredibly forming into humans, is the sound of the…

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Deliciously Scandalous Princess Twerks During Reed Dance

About two weeks ago I was sent a video of HRH Sikhanyiso of Swaziland dancing with some of the Swazi…

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The Griot, the Preserver of African Traditions

Wolof griot in Senegal, c 1890 Africa

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Deana Lawson Photographed Rihanna

FANS OF RIHANNA will be thrilled to see her on another magazine cover. This latest one is photographed by Deana Lawson, a…

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Chanting On The Drumbeat

I open my eyes, at some sense of trying to hold onto something. To reality. As if, if I were…

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The meaning and importance of the Initiate Festival

The African Calendar’s Lunar Year, which has its roots in Karaism, has three very important festivals The Lunar year is…

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THE AFRICAN CALENDAR

The earliest calendars in the world were found on the African continent. This was not surprising because Africa was the…

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Aretha Opened Her Mouth & God Came Out – Rest In Power Queen Of Soul

By David Remnwick via The New Yorker Aretha Franklin’s voice was a pure, painful, and unforgettable expression of American history and…

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Yinka Shonibare Wrapped More than 200 Books in AfricanTextiles

ByVICTORIA L. VALENTINE via http://www.culturetype.com THE MOST RECENT ADDITION to the art collection at The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College…

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The Ivorian Woman Behind the Online Platform Bringing Black Art to The World

Ayoka-Deco is Alice Gbelia’s effort to make supporting young black artists easier, as well as give them a platform. Ayoka-Deco is

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From A Small Village In Limpopo To Owning An Art Gallery In Jozi At 21Yrs Old

Giggs Kgole views his 3D art collection – Yes, you need to wear 3D glasses AT 21 years old, Giggs…

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African fashion boutiques are going global on Instagram and WhatsApp

This 21st century marketplace is bustling with prints, dresses, sandals and even furniture, all with a unique take on contemporary…

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‘A goldmine’: Mummies’ Secrets Uncovered In Egypt

Archaeologists find mummification workshop in the Saqqara necropolis A gilded silver mask at the dig site near the Saqqara necropolis,…

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France is preparing to return African artefacts looted in its colonial era

It has taken a generational change to finally face the question of returning looted artefacts to former European colonies. French…

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5 Literary Magazines That Have Transformed African Literature

Take a look back at these literary magazines and journals that shaped what African literature is today. “Do magazines culture?” Rajat…

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Tutu, The African Mona Lisa?

Portrait of Nigerian princess Tutu found recently in London flat after being lost for decades fetches £1.2m Tutu is what…

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We Celebrate Legendary Guitarist Phillip Tabane

By Tom Head South Africa is in mourning for one of its musical heavyweights as popular jazz artist Philip Tabane passed…

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Nigeria: Fela’s Music Can Decolonise International Law in African Universities

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I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye

By TA-NEHISI COATES via http://www.theatlantic.com/ I could only have seen

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Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Illustration by: Andy Friedman The Kenyan author discusses colonialism and abandoning English to write in his native Kikuyu. By Rohit Inani…

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South Africa in The 60s & 70s: Stories of Fun, Joy & Humiliation During The Dark Days Of Apartheid

Despite the brutal humiliation of apartheid, it could not suppress the vibrant culture which developed in the townships writes Greg Alexander…

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When Nkrumah & Sankara Land On My Desk As Gifts

THOSE of us born in January are accustomed to the no-gift birthday. It’s a time when everyone is broke from…

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African Male Initiation Rites Into Manhood – More Than INXEBA, The Wound

By Pinky Khoabane Writing in Vernac News, Nelvis Qekema says the much talked-about movie Inxeba has many distortions about African Male…

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Daughters of African Immigrants Use the Stage to Tell of Two Worlds

Clockwise from top left: Danai Gurira, Jocelyn Bioh, Mfoniso Udofia and Ngozi Anyanwu. Credit Top left, Elizabeth Weinberg for The…

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‘My Daughter Demands More’: The Men Fighting Child Marriage in Lebanon

Around Lebanon, men working as peer leaders are educating other men on the damage that child marriage does to girls…

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ANGUISH LONGER THAN SORROW – Poem by Keorapetse Kgositsile

Comrade Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile, affectionately known as Bra Willie, died last week after undergoing surgery for circulatory problems. He was…

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