White Springbok rugby fans and quotas
The writer, Lloyd Gedye, can handle most things, but the mischaracterization of attempts to deracialize the Springbok rugby team, made his blood boil.
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Visual Intimacy
Andrew Dosunmu's film "Mother of George" is a film about love and tradition set amongst Nigerian immigrants in New York City.
Weekend Music Break 54
Flex Boogie, featured on this song by producer/radio deejay The Prince, is a Pretoria-based hip-hop artist who was part of the pioneering hip-hop group Ba4za at one point. He has undergone numerous changes since then – from an overhaul of his image, to recently appearing in a liquor advert on national television (Flex Boogie’s real […]
The New Black Films
There is something to be said about the sheer volume of highly-anticipated films made by black filmmakers or about communities of color.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part Four
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways—Summer 2012.
Long Walk to Toronto
This boi pic of Nelson Mandela feels like it was picked at random from the Wikipedia version of Mandela's autobiography.
Nelson Mandela To Be Renamed
The move comes in light of recent confusion over who owns Mandela’s legacy.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part Three
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways—Winter 2012.
Taking a Critical Look at Dominant White Beauty Ideals
Redmond is an Amsterdam-based intersectional feminist media collective, organizes conversation about beauty ideals, whiteness, race and cultural appropriation.
The Search for Amilcar Cabral
Juan Orrantia, a Colombian photographer who lives in South Africa, interviewed on his project on the Guinea-Bissauan liberation hero.
Under Nelson Mandela Blvd, Part Two
A Story About Cape Town’s Tanzanian Stowaways—Spring 2011.
Mobile Music
For young musicians in Mozambique, "a career in music is a pipe dream." The project, Wired for Sound, wants to change that.