Tag: Africa
How Two Mfoniso Udofia Plays Became One Night of Theater
"Our idea has been to let the plays shine, to let the playwright shine, and to support each other."
‘The Rolling Stone’: Ugandan Homophobia as Modern Tragedy
Despite predictable drawbacks, Chris Urch's theatrical indictment is an important work of art.
Five Reasons We Should Pay Attention to Egypt
A certain country has a lot to teach us about #NotMyPresident, blackface, revolution and mummies.
Jack Whitten’s Sculptures Are a Revelation
At the Met Breuer, he remixes materials and cultural influences into a gorgeous, very personal body of work.
Yinka Shonibare MBE’s ‘Wind Sculpture’ Is Disappointing Public Art
A bloodless public sculpture doesn't adequately address the bloody themes it claims to.
Punishing Faith Fennidy For Her Black Hair Is What’s Unnatural
Discrimination against Black hair is a modern way of keeping us out of spaces we had to fight, march and protest our way inside.
The Artist, Reimagined: 60 Minutes with LeRoi Johnson
Colorful symbolism, modernism, pan-Africanism, geometric forms -- and many careers.
Alex Mohajer: We Can Legally Demand a New Election If There...
Other democracies have removed corrupt leaders or annulled an election. Will the US be next?
Meghan Markle Is More Than “Descended From Slaves”
To say that Markle is descended from slaves on her maternal side, solely, is to deny the truth.
Good News: Inspiring Reports From a Very Bad Year
A loving 94-year-old, saving elephants -- and the ocean, too. Good, positive things.
At Davos & UN, Xi Firms China’s Global-Leader Status
China's president uses global forums to push cooperation, oppose U.S. hegemony.
True Ture: Recalling Stokely Carmichael’s Revolution
"I have no hatred for those classified as white."
BRICS Invades U.S., UN with Bucks, Clout
Does US hegemony undermine the global economy and peace?
The World’s Chief Global Risk? Water Supply
The World Economic Forum and independent reports point to growing problems with water supply globally.
Putin’s Speech Covered Far More Than Blasting U.S.
Putin’s American critique was acid indeed. But it wasn’t a Khrushchev shoe-pounding diatribe.
The Sanctions Mess, Energy and You
While the West won't mention China in the U.S./EU vs Russia, the Great Dragon and other countries are involved.
Hurtling Toward World War III
Scholars and economists offer grave warnings, but policymakers and banks aren't listening.
BRICS Forms Funds, Defying U.S., IMF, and World Bank
Fve major emerging economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa—begin to take on the West.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
