VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa
African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While re-reading, re-imagining and revisiting his work, we...
Akosua Report: Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
'Bury me where the grasses grow
Below the weeping willow trees
To let their branches shed upon me
Leaves of varied greens.
Then, as I...
U.S.: Paris Barclay Named First African-American DGA President
Shadow and Act is reporting that veteran television director and writer Paris Barclay has been named president of the Director's Guild...
Ryan Coogler: 'Fruitvale Station' Director Talks Filmmaking and Oscar Grant
Ryan Coogler is the writer/filmmaker responsible for the tear-jerking independent feature, Fruitvale Station. The 27-year-old Oakland native with a serious Bay...
Miami Fashion Week: Jones Magazine Hosts African American Designer Showcase
The average U.S. fashion designer makes an average annual salary of $73,750, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a standard...
A Kofi Awoonor Poem: ‘We Have Found a New Land’
We Have Found a New Land by Kofi Awoonor
The smart professionals in three piece
Sweating away their humanity in dribblets
And...
First Afro Latino Festival of New York Held in Brooklyn
On Saturday, June 29, 2013, the first Afro Latino Festival of New York: Listen to the Echo of the Drums in...
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is A Short Walk to the Oscars
Based on an autobiography of the same name, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom chronicles familial and historic events in the life...
Carnival and Jouvert: A Repository of Spirit, Community and Culture
It was a beautiful crisp day. A perfect sky absent of clouds and filled to the brim with the deepest blues....
Prince Paul: Hip-Hop Legend’s Star is Still Rising
Prince Paul is about two years shy of celebrating the 30th anniversary of his dynamic music career. As somebody that has...
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