They said God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt.Temu Asyr Bey COMPTON, CALIFORNIA – Meet Temu Asyr Martin Bey, an urban agriculturalist, fashion designer, chef, author, social justice and food justice...
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A Lit Family Reunion: Ghana Fest 2022
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Ahhh…Ghana Fest! It was truly lovely, a homecoming of sorts. In many ways it was a momentary escape from an ever troubling world, to simply experience the beauty of African people in community...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Addresses Sexism in Nigeria as Keynote for the 62nd NBA
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivers the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 62nd Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference August 19th – 26th. LAGOS, NIGERIA – For those familiar with Chimamanda...
Show Them Who YOU Are
There’s a scene in the movie Black Panther wherein T’Challa is challenged by M’Baku for the throne of Wakanda. They must fight, either until someone submits or death. M’Baku’s great might favors him and he begins to...
How Ozark Upheld White Power Preserving Two Byrde’s with One Stone
Skylar Gaertner as Jonah Byrde SPOILER ALERT: BANG! With the firing of a single shotgun round from the hands of 17 year old white, male, Jonah Byrde ensures the white power structure CONTINUES! ??? The playbook...
Meet African Women Reviving Traditional Religions
Africa is rich with a variety of traditional religions and spiritual belief systems. However during the colonial period missionaries spread Christianity throughout the continent, and suppressed many of these pre...
Drama Triangles, Ant-Oppression, and Reaction: Victimizer? Savior? Victim?
I get tagged a lot to respond to heated arguments around anti-racism, racial justice, white supremacy, etc. Or, someone will leave a vitriolic comment on YouTube, in reaction to recorded lecture I have given. You know...
Rwanda: Increasing Population, City Expansion, the Need for Sustainable Living and Tourism
Africa’s demographic growth is having a considerable impact on the continent’s capital cities. Kigali, for example, is set to double its population by 2050. In one of the most densely populated areas in...
The Silicon Savannah and Tech in Africa
Africa’s tech startups raised a record $5 billion in 2021 as investors piled into firms trying to fix the continent’s thorniest problems. But money isn’t flowing evenly. – Bloomberg Quicktake Originals...
Growing Up With Jean-Michel Basquiat: His Sisters
Through the stories and words of his sisters Lisane Basquiat & Jeanine Heriveaux, along with supporting archival imagery and some never-before-seen works of art, VICE gets a unique look into the life and times of...