The global narrative on Africa is often a paradox. On the one hand, the portrayal of Africa is frequently linked to poverty, famine, drought and conflict; but on the other, we hear of Africa’s great potential. Outdated phrases such as ‘Africa Rising’ and the ‘Next Frontier’ are often used to describe the continent, but myriad diverseContinue reading “Wakandan Inspiration: Showcasing Africa’s Innovation Footprint in Our World”
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Can Black Panther Heal the Wounds of African Descendants?
Ryan Coogler’s ground-breaking Black Panther movie offers Africans and their US-based descendants, commonly referred to as African Americans, a model to heal some emotional scars inherited from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The relationship between different African groups and their Diaspora is predominantly influenced by racist stereotypes perpetuated by Western media. In spite of the blatantContinue reading “Can Black Panther Heal the Wounds of African Descendants?”
Why Black Panther is the new Roots
On Thursday evening, I attended a discussion with the photographer Jamel Shabazz, at the Richard Beavers Gallery in deep Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn-bred Shabazz said many things over the course of a three-hour conversation with the journalist Clara Zawadi Morris-Richardson, but one statement I found particularly intriguing, in his reminiscence of nineteen seventies America, wasContinue reading “Why Black Panther is the new Roots”