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· Nov 14
Afropean Podcast
What does it mean to be both African and European? Author Johny Pitts hosts a six part series exploring major European cities and the art, politics and history of their Black communities.
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On Nov 5th we launch an immersive new six part series exploring Black Communities in Europe, from Brussels to Amsterdam, Stockholm to Berlin, Lisbon and Paris. Listen and subscribe to the Afropean Podcast here: pod.link/1776340182
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"Two-and-a-half years ago, I returned home to South Africa after more than a decade in Europe and North America working as a museum and heritage consultant, and a bruising and short-lived stint as the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art ..."
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Who cares about African heritage?
While the world debates restitution, Africa’s own heritage institutions are collapsing. The question is no longer who took our past, but who is keeping it alive.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Two-and-a-half years ago, I returned home to South Africa after more than a decade in Europe and North America working as a museum and heritage consultant, and a bruising and short-lived stint as the director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art ..."
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"There’s an endearing way Tems writes about love. It’s from a perspective that demands the best behaviors of the people involved. For her, it seems relationships are not dreamy spaces where butterflies play in the sunset ... "
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Tems Navigates Love and Self-Truth on Her New EP, ‘Love Is a Kingdom’
The Nigerian superstar often sings about the subject of love. On her surprise EP, ‘Love Is A Kingdom,’ she goes deeper into the emotion with help from familiar hands.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"There’s an endearing way Tems writes about love. It’s from a perspective that demands the best behaviors of the people involved. For her, it seems relationships are not dreamy spaces where butterflies play in the sunset ... "
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These episodes of AAHIAH spotlight incredible Black figures often left out of U.S. classrooms — from educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune to Lucius Amerson, the first Black sheriff in the Deep South since Reconstruction, to sculptor and arts advocate Augusta Savage.
These episodes of AAHIAH spotlight incredible Black figures often left out of U.S. classrooms — from educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune to Lucius Amerson, the first Black sheriff in the Deep South since Reconstruction, to sculptor and arts advocate Augusta Savage.
Black History That's NEVER Taught 3 [AAHIAH SPECIAL]
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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These episodes of AAHIAH spotlight incredible Black figures often left out of U.S. classrooms — from educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune to Lucius Amerson, the first Black sheriff in the Deep South since Reconstruction, to sculptor and arts advocate Augusta Savage.
These episodes of AAHIAH spotlight incredible Black figures often left out of U.S. classrooms — from educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune to Lucius Amerson, the first Black sheriff in the Deep South since Reconstruction, to sculptor and arts advocate Augusta Savage.
"Donald Trump’s call for US military intervention to protect Christian communities in Nigeria is sparking debate. Would the move effectively disrupt terror networks?"
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Streetdebate: Do young Nigerians want a US military intervention?
Donald Trump’s call for US military intervention to protect Christian communities in Nigeria is sparking debate. Would the move effectively disrupt terror networks?
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#DWAfrica #the77percent…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Donald Trump’s call for US military intervention to protect Christian communities in Nigeria is sparking debate. Would the move effectively disrupt terror networks?"
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"The Story of UK Soul - In episode 1 we head back to the late sixties and very early seventies. From the dancehalls of Wigan and the sound systems of Notting Hill, this landmark series looks at the roots of UK soul."
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The Story of UK Soul - In episode 1 we head back to the late sixties and very early seventies. From the dancehalls of Wigan and the sound systems of Notting Hill, this landmark series looks at the roots of UK soul."
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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"Dreamers" Directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.
"After undocumented immigrant, Isio is discovered by British authorities, she is remanded at Hatchworth Removal Centre, where deportation looms. Fortunately, her roommate Farah is there to keep her spirits up."
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"After undocumented immigrant, Isio is discovered by British authorities, she is remanded at Hatchworth Removal Centre, where deportation looms. Fortunately, her roommate Farah is there to keep her spirits up."
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DREAMERS | Official Teaser | UK & Ireland
In a UK asylum removal centre, Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system.
DIRECTOR: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
STARRING: Ronkẹ…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"Dreamers" Directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.
"After undocumented immigrant, Isio is discovered by British authorities, she is remanded at Hatchworth Removal Centre, where deportation looms. Fortunately, her roommate Farah is there to keep her spirits up."
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"After undocumented immigrant, Isio is discovered by British authorities, she is remanded at Hatchworth Removal Centre, where deportation looms. Fortunately, her roommate Farah is there to keep her spirits up."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dbo...
"Touring all-Black theatre company, Tangle put their distinctive, multi-lingual stamp on one of Shakespeare’s best known and oft-quoted historical dramas."
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November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Touring all-Black theatre company, Tangle put their distinctive, multi-lingual stamp on one of Shakespeare’s best known and oft-quoted historical dramas."
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afropean.com/theatre-revi...
"In ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, the Nigerian actress channels Nollywood grit on a Hollywood set, acting alongside Thandiwe Newton and Jenna Ortega."
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How Nollywood Actress Ashionye Raccah Got to Star in the Second Season of ‘Wednesday’ Alongside Jenna Ortega | OkayAfrica
In ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, the Nigerian actress channels Nollywood grit on a Hollywood set, acting alongside Thandiwe Newton and Jenna Ortega.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"In ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, the Nigerian actress channels Nollywood grit on a Hollywood set, acting alongside Thandiwe Newton and Jenna Ortega."
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www.okayafrica.com/how-nollywoo...
"Framed within the hyper-performative world of Instagram livestreaming, this is an impressive, fresh and beautifully observed debut from actor-director Bradley Banton."
Another standout film from LFF 2025
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Another standout film from LFF 2025
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MORE LIFE clip | BFI London Film Festival 2025 – 8-19 October
Framed within the hyper-performative world of Instagram livestreaming, this is an impressive fresh and beautifully observed debut from actor-director Bradley Banton.
The 69th BFI London Film…
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November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Framed within the hyper-performative world of Instagram livestreaming, this is an impressive, fresh and beautifully observed debut from actor-director Bradley Banton."
Another standout film from LFF 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ns9...
Another standout film from LFF 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ns9...
"Drawing from her Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican roots, Nazlı Ramadan’s new pop-up restaurant JURKISH is a blend of Mediterranean flavours with the bold, spiced essence of the Caribbean. "
‘Siyah’, pt 20 by journalist Adama Juldeh Munu
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‘Siyah’, pt 20 by journalist Adama Juldeh Munu
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November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Drawing from her Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican roots, Nazlı Ramadan’s new pop-up restaurant JURKISH is a blend of Mediterranean flavours with the bold, spiced essence of the Caribbean. "
‘Siyah’, pt 20 by journalist Adama Juldeh Munu
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‘Siyah’, pt 20 by journalist Adama Juldeh Munu
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"...Ruby Bridges ... was just 6 years old when she stepped foot inside William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans while being escorted by federal marshals to protect her from a white mob."
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It’s Been 65 Years Since Ruby Bridges Became The First Black Child To Integrate All-White School In South - Blavity
This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in the South. She was just 6 years old when she stepped foot…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"...Ruby Bridges ... was just 6 years old when she stepped foot inside William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans while being escorted by federal marshals to protect her from a white mob."
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"It is generally acknowledged that the most esteemed and significant African artist in the second half of the 20th century was the modernist, Ben Enwonwu."
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November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"It is generally acknowledged that the most esteemed and significant African artist in the second half of the 20th century was the modernist, Ben Enwonwu."
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"There’s a lot of golden-ageism about the BBC’s impartiality and its record in telling the truth. It’s very largely misguided... "
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BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder | The Observer
Opinion and ideas
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November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"There’s a lot of golden-ageism about the BBC’s impartiality and its record in telling the truth. It’s very largely misguided... "
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observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Traveller's Tales: An American in Sweden
Nina N. Yeboah delights in the widening of the narrative of black lives in Sweden
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Nina N. Yeboah delights in the widening of the narrative of black lives in Sweden
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November 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Traveller's Tales: An American in Sweden
Nina N. Yeboah delights in the widening of the narrative of black lives in Sweden
afropean.com/notes-from-a...
Nina N. Yeboah delights in the widening of the narrative of black lives in Sweden
afropean.com/notes-from-a...
"Hester Frederica Marguerite Harvey was born in South Africa in 1896. She came to Europe as a young woman and worked as a dancer and actress in Berlin."
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November 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Hester Frederica Marguerite Harvey was born in South Africa in 1896. She came to Europe as a young woman and worked as a dancer and actress in Berlin."
www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/en/projects/...
www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/en/projects/...
"For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing."
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African poetry is celebrated in a groundbreaking publishing project
The project has highlighted a new generation of African poets and created a visually beautiful archive in the process.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing."
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theconversation.com/african-poet...
"But what’s really holding women back? Is it money, men, or mindset? In our latest Street Debate, DW's Edith Kimani and Trust TV's Abdullahi Ahmed hear from young Nigerians and uncover what it truly takes for women to get ahead."
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'Women can do it all:' Uncovering Nigeria's real hustle culture | The 77 Percent Street Debate
For many women in Nigeria, hustling means more than just hard work — it's about breaking through bias, barriers, and big expectations. But what’s really holding women back? Is it money, men, or…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"But what’s really holding women back? Is it money, men, or mindset? In our latest Street Debate, DW's Edith Kimani and Trust TV's Abdullahi Ahmed hear from young Nigerians and uncover what it truly takes for women to get ahead."
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXJG...
"The money Exxon sent to Atlas Network helped finance Spanish and Chinese translations of English books denying that human-caused climate change is real; flights to Latin American cities for American climate deniers..."
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
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November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The money Exxon sent to Atlas Network helped finance Spanish and Chinese translations of English books denying that human-caused climate change is real; flights to Latin American cities for American climate deniers..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Melat Nigussie recalls returning to her family's homeland in search of the good, the bad and the ugly
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November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Melat Nigussie recalls returning to her family's homeland in search of the good, the bad and the ugly
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"Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing from the internet."
theconversation.com/african-lang...
theconversation.com/african-lang...
African languages for AI: the project that’s gathering a huge new dataset
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing from the internet."
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theconversation.com/african-lang...
An interesting twist in the legacy of a key figure in the fight against the trans Atlantic slave trade. Thanks for sharing @sankoreschriften.bsky.social
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
An interesting twist in the legacy of a key figure in the fight against the trans Atlantic slave trade. Thanks for sharing @sankoreschriften.bsky.social
UNESCO realeses three new volumes of its "General History of Africa".
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The General History of Africa: A New Chapter for Mankind’s story. • FRANCE 24 English
In tonight’s edition: UNESCO has released three new volumes of its General History of Africa.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s Madlanga Commission continues its investigation into damning allegations of…
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November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
UNESCO realeses three new volumes of its "General History of Africa".
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"In discussions and biographies of the highly regarded Baroque Afro-Spanish artist Juan de Pareja it is routinely overlooked that he painted the first ever self-portrait attributed to an artist of African descent, ..."
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November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"In discussions and biographies of the highly regarded Baroque Afro-Spanish artist Juan de Pareja it is routinely overlooked that he painted the first ever self-portrait attributed to an artist of African descent, ..."
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