Written by Lisa D. Tinsley At this year’s InvestFest, award-winning actress, writer, and entrepreneur Issa Rae shared her evolution from a creative storyteller to a powerful business leader. Best known …
What’s the story about? Dream Count tells the intersecting stories of four African women. The novel recounts the characters’ hopes, dreams and struggles, interweaving flashbacks from their childhood and earlier …
It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a rapper. I also work as a professor of hip-hop. I work at the intersection of artmaking and …
Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global demand for baobab …
Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor …
Written by Maria Yetano Roche and Temilade Sesan Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves. This releases …
Written by Lisa D. Tinsley As the golden hour descended upon Atlanta on a beautful spring evening, the National Black Arts Festival’s (NBAF) 18th Annual Fine Art + Fashion …
Sisanda Nkoala, Associate professor, University of the Western Cape; Christina Chan-Meetoo, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Mauritius; Jacinta Mwende Maweu, Senior lecturer in Philosophy and Media Studies, …
Sisanda Nkoala – Senior Lecturer, University of South Africa Blessing Makwambeni – Senior Lecturer in Communication Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology Trust Matsilele – Lecturer in Journalism, Cape Peninsula …
Eric Charry – Professor of Music, Wesleyan University “How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world …