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  1. JadeB

    Am I crazy or does anyone else get an West African vibe from this song?

    I was listening to this indie rock song a lot lately and for some reason, I get a West African vibe from the guitar riff of the chorus in this song. If you isolate the riff, I swear it's something that could be played in a Fela Kuti-era Lagos bar :heh: My mind is probably playing tricks on...
  2. Baka's Weird Case

    Let's post modern African art

    i was looking into art made in tanzania. i found this painting alone in blue by moses wanyuki. post whatever modern african art you really like, i want to see it.
  3. Jimi Swagger

    A real life Coming to America tale with an unusual twist on being black in the US

    Zora Bikangaga was born in Fresno, California and grew up in a white suburb in the state’s north called Healdsburg. As one of the only two black boys in the neighborhood, Bikangaga was the subject of racial slurs and threats of physical bullying. He was called terms like porch monkey and a c00n...
  4. Jimi Swagger

    As Trump Rages About Immigrants, They Go to the Ivy League

    American sisters born in Cameroon, from left, Ella, Chris and Xaviera. Ten years ago, a family arrived in the Bronx from Yaoundé, Cameroon, not speaking a word of English. This Christmas, they are celebrating a feat that would be impressive for any family: Three of the family’s five daughters...
  5. Zimbabweans Hug

    Zimbabweans Hug

  6. Benjamin Sisko

    Where are the African right wing parties?

    I was listening to NPR this morning about this new young Austrian politician who is about to be the head-of-government. NPR is saying that he is in talks with collaborating with the Freedom Party, a right wing party affiliated with neo-Nazis. Staunch anti-immigration and anti-Muslim. So I’m...
  7. get these nets

    origin of conflict among Black diaspora

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  8. C

    Coli Christians- Is Jesus White?

    I was just on Snapchat viewing my snap stories for the day and I came across one of my friend at a family wedding that she attended earlier today. She is African. The wedding was in an African church. It was very traditional and beautiful. At the end of the wedding, she took snap videos of...
  9. SheWantTheD

    "You Are Too Light To Be African", "You Don't Look African"

    Both are my parents are Nigerian and I hear this bullshyt often. Told a white female co-worker last week that my family is Nigerian, and she told me "But you're light-skinned". :snoop: I work with Haitian people and they assumed I wasn't from Africa. I remember talking to this one latina...
  10. Jimi Swagger

    Telling the Story of Slavery (The Whitney Plantation) - The New Yorker

    Came across this segment, thought it was interesting, especially concerning the benefactor of the museum.
  11. loyola llothta

    Africa trade meeting was held with no Africans. Visas for all 100African del. were denied by the US

    An annual Africa trade meeting was held with no Africans. Visas for all 100 African delegates were denied by the US.
  12. Dre Space Age

    Dandara: Angry Black Woman Shooter for Nintendo Switch

    Day One Cop! Long Hat House: Indie Game Studio In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world. As a metroidvania carefully designed with both touch and gamepad in mind, we considered how you could achieve exploration and fast...
  13. JahFocus CS

    The Idea of Black Culture

    I haven't listened fully yet and my first inclination is to disagree (I think it is mostly untrue, but there can be a shred of truth to it when you think about the Black radical tradition or the global popularity of cultural forms derived from people of African descent), but it sounds like an...
  14. Jimi Swagger

    QueenTeddy Appreciation Thread

    She is always dancing and smiling. Reminds me of my big aunts who are always fun. Don't know if many on here follow her. And the Naija beats on her page are fire. :wow:
  15. #1 pick

    I heard of a lot of African Hip Hop but Zimbabwe might be the best at

    Yep, this includes Nigeria, South Africa, etc. @3Rivers @Supercoolmayo Gif :.42 :dead: @King Booker @Northern Son @3rdWorld @Clean Cut
  16. loyola llothta

    African groups to sue Sarkozy and UN For 'Destabilization

    African Groups to Sue Sarkozy and UN For 'Destabilization'
  17. Celerii

    African Parents....

    my parents fit the stereotype :mjlol: i know some ppl on here have foreign parents. do you guys think the way they raised you was beneficial overall, or do you think that they should have eased up a bit?
  18. Jimi Swagger

    Chewing Gun on Netflix

    My new Netflix show since OITNB is not so funny anymore. Anyone else is on this yet? And the main character, Tracey, is hilarious.
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