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Zohra Opoku | Installation view ‘We were Queens and Kings’ at Ano Gallery
Zohra Opoku’s solo installation We were Queens and Kings, closing at the end of this month is yet another feather on the artist’s hat (or rather, now that we are talking royalty,..
The 5th London edition of 1:54 Contemporary Art Fair is about to begin
The fifth London edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair is opening its doors on October 5, in the stunning Somerset House.
The fair is hosting more than 130 emerging an..
Who is scared of the black man? | Documenta 14 exhibition in Kassel | Installation (Re)view
Adam Szymczyk, Artistic Director of the quinquennial documenta 14 must be relieved now that it’s finally over. The biggest deal (ehm, exhibition) in contemporary art is tradition..
Seventy States | The new exhibit by Solange at Tate Modern
Last week Solange Knowles opened Seventy States at the Tate Modern. Following her recent album A Seat at the Table (2016,) which explores womanhood and racial struggles in Americ..
Proud To be Black | Italian racism in the days of Samuel L. Jackson and Magic Johnson
“If one wants to continue our race in Italy, if we want to call it so, it is clear that we need to seriously start supporting Italian mothers,” said Prestipino, from PD (Democrat..
Bozoma Saint John | The new face of Uber
Flicking through the Instagram posts of @badassboz makes you get in a glance what Uber’s new chief brand officer is made of. African American single mother, Bozoma Saint John, ha..
Moonlight | Jay-Z’s all-black remake of Friends
Jay-z has released the video for the song Moonlight from the critically-acclaimed album 4:44. After the outstanding The Story of OJ, Mr. Carter is yet again on the “war path”..
Black Movie Summer | Pascal Beugré Tellier nous parle de ‘Out of Body’
C’est à coups de fourchette dans son délicieux crumble fait maison que je me retrouve enfin en tête à tête avec Pascal Beugré Tellier. Danseur et chorégraphe (je vous l’ai presen..
Renaissance | Wu-Tang Clan’s 90s clothing line is back
After revolutionising fashion in the hip hop world in the 1990s, Wu-Wear – the first brand ever launched by a rap group – is finally back.
Wu-Tang Clan’s notorious clothing li..
Afropunk Fest | Ready for Paris, London, New York and waiting for Afropunk’s new website
Last year, on our way back from New York, we widely showed and talked about our experience at Afropunk Fest. More than 60,000 people gathered for two days in Commodore Park, Broo..