BLAFROKAN
Dr. Uwa Onyioha Osimiri
Blafrokan Curated
HOUSTON, TEXAS — AN AYO SHOFOLUWE PRESENTS The “WE MOVE” Visual Art Exhibition which will include an Artist Talk/Panel Discussion (virtual) on Thursday, October 20, 2022 and the Exhibition on...
Category - Africa
Nigerian Independence Reflection
Happy Independence Day my fellow Nigerians. Celebrate this milestone that many fought so hard to achieve, our independence from British rule and the pain of colonialism. Yes, our freedom has been marred with tumultuous...
Affluent Kids, Voluntourism and the Abuse and Exploitation of African Children
Voluntourism is when primarily western, privileged do-gooders pay for the experience of doing charity work abroad. But according to this ex-voluntourist, the orphanage she thought she was building was actually...
A Bold Transition and Future for Nigeria: Chimamanda Delivers 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...
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...
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...
Restore Your African Walk and Posture for Wellbeing
When I returned from Ghana to the United States, I quickly realized how hunched over; and to be candid how much we mimicked cavemen in our walking and sitting. It was bit of an eye sore, until I mentally re-acclimated...
Akachi Azubuike
May Day in Maiduguri. How We Can Help…
According to the Vanguard Newspaper in Nigeria, Internally displaced person camps in Borno State, Nigeria, are centers accommodating Nigerians who had been forced to flee their homes but remain within the...
Return Nana Yaa Asantewaa to Ghanian Currency. African Nations Honor Our Heroines.
Happy 65th Independence to Ghana! First human, mother of humanity, the African woman. She birthed, nurtured, educated, healed and lead whole nations into civilization. She modeled the fullness of womanhood to the world...