Ruby Bridges Escorted By U.S. Marshals To Attend The First Grade, 1960

Henry Taylor, The Times They Ain’t A Changin’, Fast Enough, 2017

Weekend Lagos night vibes. #lagos #nigeria #shrine #everydayafrica #personalshots #yagazieemezi (at THE NEW AFRIKA SHRINE)

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Dust in a Taxi

#FilmmakerFriday | Frances Bodomo

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I’m currently working on my first feature film, based on my short film Afronauts (which premiered at Sundance and the Berlinale in 2014). It’s about a group of Zambians who, in the 1960s, attempted to make it to the moon in spite of their lack of access to the cutting-edge technology of the time.

I’m really proud of the short film because it’s the film that taught me artistic perseverance. It was really hard on my collaborators and myself to create a hot summer desert on a cold beach in New Jersey! We walked away from the shoot with barely enough to stitch a film together. Editing took months & included a lot of pensive breaks. My editor, the uber-talented Sara Shaw, and I went down many crazy paths to come to the one we picture-locked on. We were so sure and so unsure. We sent it out into the world knowing we had stuck to our guns, but not knowing what it would be in the eyes of others. It’s been an exhilarating, surprising ride ever since.

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If Not Now, When? Models for Resistance in SF

Both fantasy and SF present alternative visions of the world; but some of these visions are helpful, and others are not. Some are dystopian, some are utopian. Some are hierarchical, some are egalit…

“In science fiction novels and dramas, the evil or oppression to be resisted is often systemic, and identifiable as a human construct, the outcome of a complex web of causality…”

Etrange scénario que celui des prochaines élections au Burkina Faso : comme au Sénégal il y a 2 ans, 1 Chef d'État tente de modifier via référendum l'article 37 de la Constitution pour pouvoir se représenter, sur fond de contestation sociale. La société civile s'organise, les rappeurs sénégalais Thiat et Kilifeu qui avaient initié la médiatisation du mouvement d'opposition qui devait aboutir au départ de l'ancien Président au Sénégal prêtent main forte au mouvement le Balai Citoyen qui en mixant rap et participation à la vie de la Cité, lui ressemble étrangement. A voir le reportage réalisé par Droit Libre TV sur cette rencontre et à suivre l'actualité du Burkina Faso. Elections présidentielles en 2015.

Chester Himes 29 juillet 1909 - 12 novembre 1984

RUN MAN RUN

Before Tattoos and piercings, the Amasunzu hairstyle was the epitome of individuality in Rwanda. Mother always scolded my brothers into cutting off their hair once their beautiful coils started to sprout from the scalp. I think as a child, I bought into the ill-education that ‘’real men’’ should not grow out their hair. Dreadlocks were for the ‘’no good-doers’’ and one millimetre hair peaking on bold were for the ‘’focused’’, goal achievers. Guys, hair is really political. Why do we call our own hairstyles/customs pagan while giving foreigners the holy badge? Even though this look was worn during the pre-colonial times in Africa, to me, this look also reverberates into afro-futuristic elements that I completely adore.

First photo by an anonymous tokolos Second artwork and photo taken by Dreadr-MSE Graffiti Crew in Soweto