This is an extract from ‘The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD’ by Fergal Keane
An edited excerpt from Jonny Steinberg’s ‘Winnie & Nelson : Portrait of a Marriage’ where their daughter Zindzi visits the jail
The beauty and skincare world is littered with myths and misinformation about Black skin. This extract from aesthetician Diya Ayodele’s book ‘Black Skin’ busts some of the most common beliefs
African influences help merge periphery with centre to widen our frames of references
In this extract from bell hooks’s book ‘Outlaw Culture’, (chapter title above) she expounds on women’s role in confronting rape culture
The city where Martin Luther King Jr took his last breath remains haunted by urban blight, blues and soul
The second part of an edited extract from Femicide in South Africa (Kwela) by Nechama Brodie lists the names of black lesbians who were murdered, allegedly because of their sexual orientation
In her book ‘Femicide in South Africa’, journalist and researcher Nechama Brodie examines the violent history the country’s black lesbians have endured
An activist’s encounter with an attractive waitress leads her to take an inventory of her own body in Mercy Thokozane Minah’s ‘The Sweetest Ache’
In this extract from journalist Mandy Wiener’s latest book she examines the death of ANC Youth League member Sindiso Magaqa in KwaZulu-Natal
Philippa Garson’s memoir details the heady days of being a Weekly Mail journalist in the 1990s
Our society remains carved up because differences are viewed as weaknesses