The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s most internationally recognised language.
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Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022
His rise to global reckoning was sealed by sold out shows in Atlanta and London and a collaboration with Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage on the hit Loaded.
Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough – just look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction
The fact that Disney’s portrayal of a nonwhite mermaid is controversial is due to 150 years of whitewashing.
Chika Jones: A Nigerian writer creating awareness of societal issues through his poetry
In an exclusive interview with FunTimes, Jones opens up about what inspires his creativity and how poetry contributes to storytelling, which is the base of cultures.
The Intersection of African American and LGBTQ+ Identities
The difficulties experienced by those who identify with both the African American and LGBTQ+ groups will be discussed, as well as the value of accepting diversity within both communities.
Alexander Isak, the Afro-Swedish soccer player that has taken the world by storm
Alexander Isak is the child of African refugees. His parents fled war-torn Eritrea before he was born in Solna, a working-class suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.
Basquiat: A multidisciplinary artist who denounced violence against African Americans
At the time of the Black Lives Matter movement, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work is more relevant than ever. It highlights racial inequalities and the lack of representation of racialized people in the media, but also the violence suffered by African Americans.
Down to Earth
April is Latin for aperio, meaning to open or bud, and plants certainly bud during April, the month of renewal.
Calm Down: how a Nigerian singer and a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful protest in Iran
A winning combination of music, movement and technology can make dance routines go viral.
As the global musical phenomenon turns 50, a hip-hop professor explains what the word ‘dope’ means to him
Hip-hop’s early luminaries transformed the word’s original meanings, using it as a synonym for cool.