Africa & the Diaspora AFTER ROUGHLY 400 YEARS, HARVARD ANNOUNCES HER FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT “The idea of the ‘ivory tower’ – that is the past, not the future of academia. We don’t exist outside of society, but ... By Staff (See article for writer)January 5, 2023
Culture US PASTOR ROBBED IS CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND EXTORTION Lamor Whitehead, a US bishop with a large number of followers has just been indicted on charges of fraud and extortion. And, this ... By Staff (See article for writer)January 5, 2023
Africa & the Diaspora Romeo Oriogun and others taking over the contemporary Nigerian poetry space Throughout the year 2022 — a lot has happened in the Nigerian creative industry, especially in the aspect of poetry — looking at ... By Staff (See article for writer)January 5, 2023
Africa & the Diaspora Is 2022 the best year yet for African creatives? Poverty, corruption, wars, and social vices are most times, the topics of concentration when the media in first-world countries report about Africa, but ... By Staff (See article for writer)January 4, 2023
Africa & the Diaspora Five Books and Arts Festivals to watch out for in Nigeria A typical room of the Hausa people exhibited at HIBAF22Credit: Ikleemah Abubakar In recent years, literary arts festivals has grown wider and accepted ... By Staff (See article for writer)December 29, 2022
Africa & the Diaspora Black Short Films Premiering at the 2023 Sundance More than 10 Black stories were selected for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival for the Short Films and Indie Episodic projects category. The ... By Staff (See article for writer)December 29, 2022
Africa & the Diaspora Egyptian actor Mohamed Farrag has overcome self-doubt to appear in MBC’s ‘Room 207’ Mohamed Farrag, the Arab actor currently starring in MBC’s ‘Room 207’ — has overcome self-doubt to become one of the Arab world’s most-acclaimed ... By Staff (See article for writer)December 28, 2022
Featured Ellen Show DJ, Stephen tWitch Boss, Dies at 40 Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ wife, Allison Holker Boss, disclosed the following in a statement to People magazine: “It is with the heaviest of hearts ... By Staff (See article for writer)December 28, 2022
Culture Armin van Buuren and others set to feature at the separates UAE New Year’s Eve Concerts The UAE’s love for celebrating arts and culture through entertainment cannot be left out, as the New Year’s Eve show and performances across ... By Staff (See article for writer)December 28, 2022
Africa & the Diaspora Mumu Fresh shares her musical childhood experience and Sole DXB performance Maimouna Youssef, who is famously known by her stage name Mumu Fresh, is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, rapper, and activist with the vision to ... By Staff (See article for writer)December 27, 2022
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