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A love letter to AmaMpondo
Mpondoland brings the rich history, spirituality and resilience of AmaPondo to screen, exploring identity, community and the fight for economic freedom
What’s in a name? The concourt rules on surnames
The concourt’s decision extends equality in that men can now take their wives’ surnames, but not everyone agrees that this move is liberating
A ‘self-hating’ black person speaks truth to power
Let us focus on internal struggles because black identity is harmed by those who stifle criticism and accountability
Biniam Girmay’s amazing race
Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it
The weight of the dead
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
Afro Story: Africana at the push of a button
A new reading app plans to make relevant literature easily available