"I remember a time when I too felt unbeautiful. I put on the TV and only saw pale skin, I got teased and taunted about my...

One of the things our cultures have in common is their reverence for elders. But is merely being around for a long time enough? Shouldn’t respect...

"Oya: Rise of the Orisha" is an upcoming feature film that blends the Western superhero genre with Yoruba mythology. The film garnered internet attention following their...

African photography is on the rise. From street to art photography, conceptual and documentary to fashion shoots, home-grown photographers are increasingly showing the world what they...

Skin-lightening/bleaching is a problem, but it's only a sign of much deeper inter-related issues: self-hatred, a race-based identity crisis, and the internalisation of Western-created cultural ideas...