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Lyrics: We’ve Had Enough By Michael Jackson
Love was taken from a young lifeAnd no one told her whyHer direction has a dimlightFrom one more violent crime She innocently questioned why Why her father had to die She asked the men in blue How is it that you get to chooseWho will live and who will dieDid god say that … Read the rest
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Listing of Select Africa and Afro-Diasporan Art Exhibitions Worldwide
Listing of Select African and Afro-Diasporan Art Exhibitions Worlwide. A hand-picked listing of African and Afro-Diasporan art events happening around the world, updated weekly. Follow us on Instagram for more art news, photos and updates. “Njideka Akunyili Crosby” at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA. In her Los Angeles debut, Nigerian-American artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby brings her large scale works … Read the rest
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Somaliland, Invisible Nationhood By Raïs Neza Boneza
The Republic of Somaliland is situated in the northwest of Somalia bordering Ethiopia and Djibouti on the tip of the horn of Africa. The Somaliland was a prime target of General Siad Barre until the fall of his authoritarian regime and the collapse of the Somali state in the late 1980s. In 1977, Mohamed Siad Barre begins his conquest of … Read the rest
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Is music activism cleansing the soul of Europe?
Reflecting on David Rovics, Kristian Svenson And Elona Planman passage in Trondheim, Norway. By Raïs Neza Boneza With the recent refugee a.ka. migrants and economic crisis shadowing Europe, there is hope after all, few artists are breaking the barrier of the usual “brouhaha of humanitarian concert a la Bono and Geldof”. Recently, it easy to see that the … Read the rest
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Nandi | by Rais Neza Boneza | An African Lyrical Story
I have reached my destination; I trace calligraphies. My quill seems to pour its ink unto the banks of the Tanganyika Lake. The sacred place, to which from the other side of the frontier, I confined my boredom and worries when I was that youth. Nevertheless, always hence along my way. How have I arrived at the kraal … Read the rest
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The unexpected creativity that thrives in refugee camps
James with his latest work. Naohiko Omata, Author provided James is a sculptor who fled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and sought refuge in neighbouring Uganda. When it’s not raining, he likes to work outside in front of his small mud and wood hut in Rwamwanja refugee camp. As soon as he starts working, he is surrounded by … Read the rest