In an attention economy that rewards spectacle, many Black inventors tackling unglamorous, structural problems such as clean water, grid reliability, accessible health care, and safer buildings, often go unrecognized, even when their work is patented, piloted, or deployed in the field.
In 1886, William Leonard Hunt, a Canadian showman better known by his stage name “The Guillermo Farini”, published a sensational travelogue claiming he had stumbled upon strange stone ruins deep in the Kalahari Desert. Newspapers of the time seized upon his story, dubbing it the “Lost City of the Kalahari.”
Despite decades of expanded historical scholarship, key facts about Black Americans’ role in U.S. history remain unknown to students. A 2021 study found that only 8% of high school seniors could name slavery as the Civil War’s central cause, and 68% had never heard of the Black Codes. These gaps underscore the ongoing erasure of Black Americans’ contributions from classroom curricula, museum exhibits, and public memory.
Here’s the thing about African higher education right now, it’s having a serious moment. For African students looking beyond the typical study abroad destinations, 2025 might just be the perfect time to consider the continent where it all began.
#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou wasn’t just another social media moment. It became a full-blown movement that’s still making waves today, ten years later.
This year five African films will be premiering at the festival, a milestone that not only spotlights the continent’s vibrant storytelling but also signals a major leap for African voices on the international stage.
In 2023, the CDC reported that two-thirds of all chronic hepatitis B cases worldwide are acquired in childhood, mostly through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). This invisible epidemic threatens generations, with hepatitis B alone affecting more than 60 million people in Africa.
Thirty-six years have passed since Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing first scorched cinemas in summer 1989. As of July 2025, its Brooklyn heat, urgent questions, and kinetic color remain intensely relevant. From Oscar debates to TikTok discussions and block parties packed with old-timers and Gen Z, the film endures, not just as a landmark of American cinema but as an annual rite and point of national conversation.
For fans across Lagos, Atlanta, Accra, and Los Angeles, seeing Mr Terrific’s arrival in Superman 2025 is a huge deal. A genius Black superhero, a leader, innovator, and symbol of “Fair Play,” is finally getting his due.
Whether you’re an avid collector, a gallery-goer, or simply hungry for fresh artistic voices, you’ll leave each show with your perspective expanded and your soul stirred. In the sections below, you’ll find 5 artists whose practices span portraiture, abstraction, figuration, and beyond plus direct links to their portfolios or Instagram feeds, so you can check them out. Ready to discover your next favorite painter? Let’s go.
