Amos Tutuola has contributed significantly to the resilience of ways of life and worldviews that could easily have disappeared under the weight of colonialism, globalisation and the market economy.
Celebrating the beauty of Blackness is what Ghanaian-British artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane is all about. He does oil portraits and contemporary murals. Dreph was born in Nottingham in the U.K in 1973 and raised in Windsor. He is extremely talented and has transformed city walls through beautiful art and recently into tributes to Black women with his latest series ‘You Are Enough’. With Africa Day fast approaching, it is only befitting to celebrate art that recognises the beauty of our continent.
The 21st of May marked the day for cultural diversity for dialogue and development, a day which provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity. This celebration precedes Africa Day for our continent, and today we want to hear from you. What aspects of your culture are you proud of and what do you wish could change about your culture either politically, socially, religiously and/ or economically?
What is African identity? And what does it mean for modern women today? Content producer and photographer Nombuso Kosazana posed this question to several women from Johannesburg, South Africa and this is what they had to say.
With so many products and tips for natural black hair, it’s hard to know what really works. Now there’s a new haircare app to help you out.
Away from posing for photographs and walking the runway, St. Lucian model, Mala Bryan, has been in the news for her Malaville collection of dolls with afro hair and different shades of brown skin.
A Batwa legend might explain the lowly status of the people found in Uganda, eastern DRC, Rwanda and Burundi. A man, Kihanga, had three sons named Katutsi, Kahutu and Katwa. One day he called his three sons and gave each of them a gourd full of milk. On the next day, in the early morning, he asked them to give him back the gourds for him to place inside a shrine.
The Gunfura hairstyle is traditionally worn by men from the Karrayyu Tribe.
The Amasunzu traditional hairstyle is hands down one of the most creative ever. Still being worn today, it was and still is a symbol of pride in Rwanda.
Roughly a week ago, hundreds of African-Brazilian men and women took to the streets to protest against the injustices faced by people of African descent in their country, while exhibiting the diverse beauty of women of colour by showing their curly hair
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