Back pride Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/back-pride/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:03:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Back pride Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/back-pride/ 32 32 67616479 Ghana’s National Museum: superb restoration but painful stories remain untold https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/ghanas-national-museum-superb-restoration-but-painful-stories-remain-untold/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/ghanas-national-museum-superb-restoration-but-painful-stories-remain-untold/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2022 15:03:12 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72284 Ghana’s national museum has been reopened after being closed for seven years.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/ghanas-national-museum-superb-restoration-but-painful-stories-remain-untold/feed/ 0 72284 South Africa: UCT launches milestone Khoi and San Centre https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/south-africa-uct-launches-milestone-khoi-and-san-centre/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/south-africa-uct-launches-milestone-khoi-and-san-centre/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:02:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=67967 The University of Cape Town (UCT), situated on land below Huri ǂoaxa (Hoerikwaggo or the mountain in the sea) that was once home to the Khoi and San, marked a milestone on its transformation journey with the launch of the Khoi and San Centre on 21 September.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/south-africa-uct-launches-milestone-khoi-and-san-centre/feed/ 0 67967 Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/towards-wakanda-chadwick-bosemans-passing-and-the-power-and-limits-of-afrofuturism/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/towards-wakanda-chadwick-bosemans-passing-and-the-power-and-limits-of-afrofuturism/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:08:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=67822 Both Black Panther and Beyoncé's Black is King represent a utopian vision of empowerment and connection to Africa.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/towards-wakanda-chadwick-bosemans-passing-and-the-power-and-limits-of-afrofuturism/feed/ 0 67822 Kenya: Litigation as a tool for Rastafari female liberation https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kenya-litigation-as-a-tool-for-rastafari-female-liberation/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kenya-litigation-as-a-tool-for-rastafari-female-liberation/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 08:45:54 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=64229 As an entry point for advocacy, litigation shapes public discourse. Importantly, it addresses violations and mitigates future violations. In Kenya, the High Court upheld the rights of a female Rastafari learner. She was expelled from school because of her dreadlocks. The court pronounced that “the rule that she cuts her hair is intrusive to her religion and not justifiable in a democratic country”.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/kenya-litigation-as-a-tool-for-rastafari-female-liberation/feed/ 0 64229 In Nigeria, dreadlocks are entangled with beliefs about danger https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/in-nigeria-dreadlocks-are-entangled-with-beliefs-about-danger/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/in-nigeria-dreadlocks-are-entangled-with-beliefs-about-danger/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:04:46 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=63662 Nigerian men who wear their hair in knots are not a new phenomenon, but the hairstyle's spiritual heritage sparks fear in the hearts of many.

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