Tag Archive for ‘Africa’
Good Hair makes a point but only tells half the story
A daughter once asked her father a question so bemusing it moved him to make a documentary about it.
“Daddy, why don’t I have good hair?”
Chris Rock, a modern stand-up legend, stands at the forefront of American comedy. He is not uninformed about the black experience and I doubt this is a question that surprised him [...]
Women are the warriors in fight against malaria
Myriam Volk, a Faiths Act Fellow with the Tony Blair Foundation, discusses the pertinent link between the empowerment of women in sub-Saharan Africa and the fight against malaria.
Crunch Time for Sudan
Sylvia Arthur reports on Sudan’s complex conflicts in the run up to April’s national elections, the first in 24 years, and speaks to activist John Prendergast and journalist Jeff Johnson about what next for a country at war with itself
Nnimmo Bassey: Friend of the Earth, Peaceful Revolutionary
One of Time Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment 2009, Nnimmo Bassey is a modern day revolutionary, who speaks of the resistance and the defence of human rights in the same breath.
Niger Delta in Focus, Ed Kashi exhibition
Ed Kashi is known worldwide for his outstanding photojournalism and his commitment to documenting the urgent social and political issues of our times. His new book ‘Curse of the Black Gold’ is accompanied by an exhibition in London and a series of events spotlighting his work in the Niger Delta.
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