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Congolese Tech Company Launching First ‘African-Designed’ Smart Phone and Tablet
VMK, a company based in the People’s Republic of the Congo, has a set of smart phones and tablets that are more affordable and specifically designed for Africans.
How Ariana Grande uses “Black Cool” in her incremental appropriation game
by Ayika Tshimanga Ariana Grande recently released a music video for her song, “7 Rings”, a repetitive pop-trap&B tune with all the necessary ingredients to bring out your innermost bad bitch. The bouncy trap beat, braggadocious lyrics, and an attempt to ooze the kind of confidence radiating from pop stars like Beyoncé on “Apeshit”, or Rihanna […]
What Black Brits want African Americans to know about race and racism in the U.K.
By Habiba Katsha Race and racism aren’t topics that are spoken about openly enough in the U.K., and when they are mentioned it’s usually just to compare it to racism in the States. White British people look at the U.S as the epitome of a racist country, especially with Donald Trump as president. They are […]
Calls to #AbolishICE are counterproductive unless they are also a call to #AbolishPolice
By Benji Hart In the last month, following the emergence of horrific images of migrant children being separated from their families and held in cages by border agents, the call to #AbolishICE has gone mainstream. Most notably, Congolese immigrant activist Therese Okoumou climbed the Statue of Liberty’s base on July 4th following an “Abolish ICE” […]
Revisiting ‘Rated R’ and Rihanna’s narrative of a Black woman’s experience with trauma
by Ayika Tshimanga Before Robyn Rihanna Fenty released her commercially successful project that is popularly regarded as her best work to date, ANTI (2016), she produced an underrated gem that would lay the groundwork for ANTI to exist, Rated R. At the time of Rated R’s release, Rihanna was widely regarded–and arguably may still be […]
Meet the Black immigrant woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest I.C.E.
On the fourth of July, Therese Patricia Okoumou, a 44 yearold Black, Congolese immigrant woman who has been fighting for immigrant rights in New York for a decade, climbed the statue of Liberty to protest the abusive actions of Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and the separation of migrant children at the border.
America had an African zoo captive, and he ended his life on this day
Have you heard of Ota Benga? His life and death highlights one of many racially motivated atrocities faced by people of African decent in America. The Congolese native and Mbuti pygmy was captured and part of an exhibit for the St. Louis World Fair.
Patrice Lumumba: Our Beloved Black Brother
Influenced by Kwame Nkrumah. Influence to Che Guevara. Patrice Lumumba isn’t a name on many Black History rubrics but he cast a global shadow in life and most unfortunately, in death. His Pan-Africanist ideals were cemented after attending the All-African Peoples’ Conference in December of 1958. It was less than two years later, in 1960 […]
December 27, 2010 – January 2, 2011
Fewer babies having babies Emily Bregel, Times Free Press, January 2, 2011 Urban Meyer gives final game ball to high school student Ian Lockwood Jason Lieser, Palm Beach News, January 1, 2011 Gazan youth issue manifesto to vent their anger with all sides in the conflict Ana Carbajosa, The Observer, January 2, 2011 A message t o the […]