by Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria via New Pittsburgh Courier Nollywood – the Nigerian movie industry – was described as a small screen cinema involving amateurs who produced low budget trashy videos with predictable storylines. But in the intervening decade it’s been transformed into a multi-million dollar industry with rising international interest. For my PhD I interrogated this transformation as […]
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New exhibition inspired by the AFRO Archives opens in Paris
By Savannah Wood, Special to the AFRO Afro Charities recently celebrated the opening of Nectar, a new solo exhibition by New York based artist Xaviera Simmons in Paris, France. The exhibition consists of several newly commissioned photographic and video works made in response to the AFRO American Newspapers Archives. Nectar, which was produced in collaboration […]
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GUILTY: International jurists release final, detailed verdict on U.S. and state governments’ pattern of genocide against Black, Brown and Indigenous peoples
By Special to the AFRO A distinguished panel of nine international jurists has released its detailed final verdict finding the United States guilty of genocide against Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples. The jury found the United States guilty on five counts, based on testimony and documents presented at last October’s historic human-rights tribunal held in […]
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Reaction to Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
By DaQuan Lawrence On Feb. 24, 2022, when Russian forces invaded Ukraine, they reignited a previously established history of political conflict and began Europe’s foremost war in decades. Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the United Nations for financial and military support on April 5. Zelensky also sent a message via a prerecorded video that […]
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For widows in Africa, COVID-19 stole husbands, homes, future
By KRISTA LARSON and CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press UMUIDA, Nigeria (AP) — As Anayo Mbah went into labor with her sixth child, her husband battled COVID-19 in another hospital across town. Jonas, a young motorcycle taxi driver, had been placed on oxygen after he started coughing up blood. Jonas would never meet his daughter, Chinaza. […]
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Wealth doesn’t make Elon Musk qualified to own Twitter
By Wayne Dawkins Elon Musk’s Tesla car company in fall 2021 paid $137 million to a Black employee who successfully sued for racial harassment and bullying on the job. “N****r, hurry up and push the button,” or “N*****r, push these batteries out of the elevator,” supervisors often ordered Diaz, according to reporting by the Independent . The settlement […]
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Restitution? Africa and the fight for the return of African art
By AFRO Staff Season 14, episode four of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange focuses on issues surrounding the ownership of African Art, stolen over centuries of colonialism. Directed by French filmmaker Nora Philippe, “Restitution: Africa’s Fight for Its Art” recounts the true and troubling history of the theft of African artwork and sacred artifacts by […]
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Africa looks to renewables to curb warming, boost economies
By Wanjohi Kabukuru, The Associated Press News From wind farms across the African coastline to geothermal projects in the East African rift valley, a new United Nations climate report on Monday brought the continent’s vast clean energy potential into the spotlight. If realized, these renewable energy projects could blunt the harshest global warming effects, power […]
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African trade disrupted by Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Nsenga K. Burton Ph.D., BlackPressUSA.com On Feb. 24, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, launched a full-scale invasion of the neighboring country of Ukraine. The conflict has been felt on a global scale, especially in the global agricultural market. Both countries, Russia and Ukraine, are significant producers of wheat and corn to the world. With a […]
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African refugees see racial bias as US welcomes Ukrainians
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press Wilfred Tebah doesn’t begrudge the U.S. for swiftly granting humanitarian protections to Ukrainians escaping Russia’s devastating invasion of their homeland. But the 27-year-old, who fled Cameroon during its ongoing conflict, can’t help but wonder what would happen if the millions fleeing that Eastern Europe nation were a different hue. […]
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Africa mostly quiet amid widespread condemnation of Russia
By Rodney Muhumuza and Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently remarked that Russia’s war on Ukraine should be seen in the context of Moscow being the “center of gravity” for Eastern Europe. His son, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was more forceful, declaring that most Africans “support Russia’s stand in Ukraine” and […]
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Dr. Catherine Kibirige develops HIV tests to advance vaccine and cure research
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member msayles@afrocom Dr. Catherine Kibirige was a teenager when she decided her career would center on HIV research. Her parents were natives of Uganda, but she was born in Kenya after they were exiled during the Ugandan Civil War. Eventually, her father got a job […]
