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.
April is Latin for aperio, meaning to open or bud, and plants certainly bud during April, the month of renewal.
A winning combination of music, movement and technology can make dance routines go viral.
Hip-hop’s early luminaries transformed the word’s original meanings, using it as a synonym for cool.
Throughout a trailblazing career that spanned half a century, she worked to enhance food security and to improve both diets and children’s health – under the umbrella of home economics.
Africa is almost always excluded from major world tours organised by global record labels. To be clear, it’s not just Beyoncé.
The African diet, abundant in nutrients, has been associated with various health benefits, unlike modern Western diets, which typically include processed foods, unhealthy fats, and high sugar content.
The immediate public reaction to the death of Gloria Bosman from a short respiratory illness on 14 March 2023 was shocked disbelief. The multiple award-winning South African jazz vocalist, composer and teacher was only 50.
Today is World Health Day! Interestingly, it is also the 75th Anniversary of the World Health Organization (W.H.O).
The beans known as oloyin in Yoruba, or as cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), are a favourite food among Nigerians, who eat them in a variety of dishes including soups and stews or as a standalone side dish.
