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Simone Leigh will represent the United States at the 2022 Venice Biennale
Chosen to represent the United States at the 59th Venice Biennal (23 April to 27 November 2022), US artist Simone Leigh will be the first Black woman ever to do so. The announcem..
End Sars | Infamous Nigerian SARS police unit has been disbanded
Police violence is a major socio-political issue plaguing numerous societies. Not only in the Western world, but in many African countries, where several protests have taken plac..
A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) | Bristol’s Edward Colston Statue replaced by the statue of a protester
When Bristol-based stylist Jen Reid heard about a Black Lives Matter protest happening in her city on June 7, she wasn’t sure about going, as she takes care of aging parents and ..
Buckle up: Bozoma Saint John is the new face of Netflix
It is official, Bozoma ‘Boz’ Saint John is Netflix new Chief Marketing Officer. Succeeding Kelly Bennet and Jackie Lee-Joe, the 43-year-old businesswoman and marketing director i..
Unbolting Statues | The Battle of Memories
2020, what a strange year! It started with the Covid 19 pandemic and even though we were not over with this issue yet, the whole world had to witness and contemplate the tragic d..
Pretty Yende | A Pretty Journey: from Piet Retief South Africa to La Scala
“Everywhere I go, I meet people who are so passionate and so in love with music, and they see the South African girl who’s just started this incredible journey and this wonderful..
Black Lives Matter Italy | Rome takes a knee to say Stop to racism
Fists raised to the sky, chanting, signs, and a lot of powerful speeches to say Stop to racism. Following-up on the protests erupted throughout the United States after the killin..
George Floyd and Italy | The (black) grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
On May 25, 46-year-old African American George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis after a white officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed a knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes, even th..
‘Made in Africa’ | Netflix celebrates Africa month with over 100 films, series and docs
A couple of weeks ago Netflix launched Made in Africa collection—a curated list of African series, films and documentaries — to celebrate Africa Month and confirm Netflix’s commi..
‘Standing In Line’ | David Blank leaves his comfort zone with four new singles
Milan-based, Italian-Nigerian singer-songwriter David Blank has just released his new music project. Standing in line is the first of a series of four singles spread over time th..