Ms. Black USA Chanda Branch (Photo provided) Chanda Branch is an educator, art enthusiast and Ms. Black USA 2019. Being taught the importance of leadership and civic engagement at an early age has carried her through a successful career in…
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Bisa Butler Summons Black History In Her Quilted Arts to Motivate the Fight for Black Lives
There’s a lovely tradition that exists of artists who are African by lineage, but born and bred in the diaspora creating art by summoning the continent as a source of motivation and inspiration in order to tell the myriad stories…
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Here’s What Nigerian Photographers Are Doing While Stuck At Home
Like many creatives around the world, Chuchu Ojekwe saw his schedule get smaller as clients pulled out of confirmed shoots, and inquiries about planning future shoots came to a halt as the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 around the…
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Jahëna Louisin’s Debut Short Film, ‘28 jours,’ is an Homage to Black Fatherhood
“Cinema Africa” is your guide to African film. Writer Ciku Kimeria is highlighting new movies and documentaries that tell fascinating stories or questioning prevailing narratives and occasionally returning to the classics that paved the way for a new generation of…
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Spotlight: Fonseca and Mokgata’s Artworks Explore Past and Present Societal Traumas
In our ‘Spotlight‘ series, we highlight the work of photographers, visual artists, multimedia artists and more who are producing vibrant, original work. In our latest piece, we spotlight Carla Fonseca and Nthato Mokgata, a Johannesburg-based South African duo whose multimedia…
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Spotlight: Akintayo Akintobi’s Impressionist Paintings Are Steeped in Yoruba Symbolism
In our ‘Spotlight’ series, we highlight the work of photographers, visual artists, multimedia artists and more who are producing vibrant, original work. In our latest piece, we spotlight Akintayo Akintobi, a Lagos-based Nigerian impressionist painter who creates bold paintings inspired…
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S.O. and Fanm Djanm’s ‘Headwrap Diaries’ Celebrates Collaboration Among Black Women
Creative director and founder of lifestyle brand Fanm Djanm, Paola Mathé teams up with Nigerian-born, San Antonio-based Hip Hop artist S.O. for the visual project “Headwrap Diaries,” her directorial debut and the first project in what Mathé describes as a…
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Spotlight: Sinenhlanhla ’99perspective’ Chauke Creates Scenic Illustrations of Black People In Safe Spaces
In our ‘Spotlight’ series, we highlight the work of photographers, visual artists, multimedia artists and more who are producing vibrant, original work. In our latest piece, we spotlight Sinenhlanhla “99perspective” Chauke, a South African illustrator and designer, who has worked…
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Spotlight: Nicole Rafiki’s Images Merge the Contemporary with the Traditional to Challenge Stereotypes
In our ‘Spotlight’ series, we highlight the work of photographers, visual artists, multimedia artists and more who are producing vibrant, original work. In our latest piece, we spotlight Nicole Rafiki, a Congolese visual artist who uses symbolism to challenge stereotypes…
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Spotlight: Adekunle Adeleke Creates Digital Surrealist Paintings That Celebrate African Beauty
In our ‘Spotlight’ series, we highlight the work of photographers, visual artists, multimedia artists and more who are producing vibrant, original work. In our latest piece, we spotlight Adekunle Adeleke, a Nigerian visual artist, using digital mediums to paint dream-like…
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