Telling Positive African Stories Through Photography
An interview with Senegalese photographer Abdoulaye Ndao. Telling positive African stories through photography from Design Indaba War, hunger, poverty were…
Culture & Life
Ndidi Emefiele’s Art Addresses Societal Expectations of Women in Nigeria.
From Northern Nigeria, Ndidikanma “Ndidi” Emefiele is a multimedia artist whose portraits of black women with larger than life heads…
Tanzanian, Sand-based Water Filter Wins Innovation Award
In Tanzania, clean drinking water is a rare resource because the water most locals have access to is contaminated. Current…
Young, Gifted and Unapologetically Black in America
Recently, NBCBLK28 honored “Black America’s 28 under 28” — “young and gifted” innovators, vanguards, trendsetters and pioneers. Those whom they…
Sauti za Busara Returns with a Bang
After a yearlong gap without Zanzibar’s favorite music festival, Sauti za Busara returned in 2017 with a bang, featuring 40…
VR film Samuel’s Streets documents a radio show in Kinshasa run by homeless youths
There are thousands of young people living on the streets and in shelters in Kinshasa. Back in 2011, the Children’s Radio Foundation,…