In the 1920s US, glamorous, funny black female singers were the blues’ first – and revolutionary hitmakers. Why were they then relegated to the sidelines, asks Dorian Lynskey. O On Valentine’s Day 1920, a little over a century ago, a…
Blacknificent: African’s Expressions Of Style And Identity In Their Agro Curls
For many years, Africans have been self-conflicted because of the history it had since experienced from mostly western civilisations. Struggling with the hangover for self-identity and placement in a world distorted from its originality, Africans are left to puzzle up…
Black And Beautiful: A Look Into The Dance Moves Of “Black Is King”
Like gods, we have been summoned by the Queen of the beehive community to once again retee facts and make it crystal clear in colours, beauty and vibrant dance steps that are unquestionably warrior-like and fierce. The purpose is clear…
French museum renames masterpieces after Black subjects
French art masterpieces have been renamed after their long overlooked black subjects in a ground-breaking new Paris show on the representation of people of colour in art. Manet’s “Olympia”, the scandalous painting of a naked reclining prostitute that marks the…