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· Nov 14
Afropean Podcast
What does it mean to be both African and European? Author Johny Pitts hosts a six part series exploring major European cities and the art, politics and history of their Black communities.
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On Nov 5th we launch an immersive new six part series exploring Black Communities in Europe, from Brussels to Amsterdam, Stockholm to Berlin, Lisbon and Paris. Listen and subscribe to the Afropean Podcast here: pod.link/1776340182
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"The Afropean.com team is excited to be continuing our Best of…End of Year tradition in 2025... Returning to the fold after a lengthy hiatus is prodigal sister, Abena Wariebi with her top picks for 2025. Happy New Year to our readers."
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January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"The Afropean.com team is excited to be continuing our Best of…End of Year tradition in 2025... Returning to the fold after a lengthy hiatus is prodigal sister, Abena Wariebi with her top picks for 2025. Happy New Year to our readers."
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"Across Uganda, a new wave is taking shape: Young people stepping boldly into the political arena. They're restless, ambitious, and convinced the country is at a turning point that demands their ideas and energy."
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Can Uganda's youth transform politics? | The 77 Percent Street Debate
Across Uganda, a new wave is taking shape: Young people stepping boldly into the political arena. They're restless, ambitious, and convinced the country is at a turning point that demands their ideas…
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January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"Across Uganda, a new wave is taking shape: Young people stepping boldly into the political arena. They're restless, ambitious, and convinced the country is at a turning point that demands their ideas and energy."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN0Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN0Y...
"In 2020 ... Gbemisola Ikumelo, now 39, made a decision. 'I had this soul-destroying experience on a job,' she says... She decided to post online about the micro-aggressions she had endured while appearing in a play some years before... "
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‘I felt like my Bafta statue was judging me!’ Gbemisola Ikumelo on backlashes, Black Ops and why 2026 will be her year
Whether she’s a chicken-obsessed schoolboy or a hapless cop fighting a plot to bring down Notting Hill carnival, the comic actor’s dizzying range means she may soon need a bigger awards shelf
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"In 2020 ... Gbemisola Ikumelo, now 39, made a decision. 'I had this soul-destroying experience on a job,' she says... She decided to post online about the micro-aggressions she had endured while appearing in a play some years before... "
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Happy 2026 to one and all!
We are excited to be continuing our tradition of end of year playlist. On the first day of 2026 we present Tola’s (our Editor) musical review of 2025 – accompanied by listening links to her 2025 mixtapes.
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We are excited to be continuing our tradition of end of year playlist. On the first day of 2026 we present Tola’s (our Editor) musical review of 2025 – accompanied by listening links to her 2025 mixtapes.
afropean.com/best-of-2025...
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Happy 2026 to one and all!
We are excited to be continuing our tradition of end of year playlist. On the first day of 2026 we present Tola’s (our Editor) musical review of 2025 – accompanied by listening links to her 2025 mixtapes.
afropean.com/best-of-2025...
We are excited to be continuing our tradition of end of year playlist. On the first day of 2026 we present Tola’s (our Editor) musical review of 2025 – accompanied by listening links to her 2025 mixtapes.
afropean.com/best-of-2025...
"On one side, Caribbean states, African governments and diaspora movements are consolidating claims. On the other, Britain continues to blithely bat the issue away. The gap between the two positions is now the story."
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www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
In 2025 reparations became central to UK ties with the Caribbean and Africa – so how do we move forward? | Kenneth Mohammed
This year was a pivotal one, in which the issue of restorative justice began to frame the UK’s post-imperial relationship with the global south
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"On one side, Caribbean states, African governments and diaspora movements are consolidating claims. On the other, Britain continues to blithely bat the issue away. The gap between the two positions is now the story."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"2025 was a year marked by the audacity and brilliance of young Africans, as well as their creativity. Across music, art, film, politics, and more, they broke records, achieved incredible feats, and captured the hearts and attention of the world..."
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
OkayAfrica’s Top Cultural Moments of 2025
Africa witnessed historic political firsts, record-breaking athletic feats, blockbuster art moments, and global film acclaim in 2025. OkayAfrica revisits the most impactful cultural moments that…
www.okayafrica.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"2025 was a year marked by the audacity and brilliance of young Africans, as well as their creativity. Across music, art, film, politics, and more, they broke records, achieved incredible feats, and captured the hearts and attention of the world..."
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
Sharpening our focus as we look back at the year that was 2025, here's part two of our "Best of... 2025 Playlists".
This selection features a heartfelt tribute to the late Michael ‘D’Angelo‘ Archer, from Kahlea Williams.
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This selection features a heartfelt tribute to the late Michael ‘D’Angelo‘ Archer, from Kahlea Williams.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sharpening our focus as we look back at the year that was 2025, here's part two of our "Best of... 2025 Playlists".
This selection features a heartfelt tribute to the late Michael ‘D’Angelo‘ Archer, from Kahlea Williams.
afropean.com/best-of-2025...
This selection features a heartfelt tribute to the late Michael ‘D’Angelo‘ Archer, from Kahlea Williams.
afropean.com/best-of-2025...
"He was a musician, composer, poet, sound healer and producer—a South African cultural hero. Mohamed dedicated 50 years of his life to music, releasing 20 albums and sharing the stage with iconic musicians."
africasacountry.com/2025/12/the-...
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The golden light of Pops Mohamed
From Actonville to global stages, Pops Mohamed blended tradition, futurism, and faith—leaving behind a musical archive as luminous as the spirit he carried.
africasacountry.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"He was a musician, composer, poet, sound healer and producer—a South African cultural hero. Mohamed dedicated 50 years of his life to music, releasing 20 albums and sharing the stage with iconic musicians."
africasacountry.com/2025/12/the-...
africasacountry.com/2025/12/the-...
"Africa has given so much culturally to the world. It is not being recognised as it should be recognised."
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKtr...
Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke: ‘Africa has given so much culturally to the world’ - BBC Africa
Mulatu Astatke is known as the father of Ethio-jazz – and for changing the face of Ethiopian music during the so-called ‘Swinging Addis’ years of the 1960s and 70s.
Now, at the age of 81, he’s…
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December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Africa has given so much culturally to the world. It is not being recognised as it should be recognised."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKtr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKtr...
Getting deeper into the _hibernation season_, here's another best of 2025 list from OkayAfrica: this one focuses on feature films...
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The Ten Best African Feature Films of 2025
From familial dramas to poignant documentaries, from debut features to highly anticipated follow-ups by celebrated directors, these selections underline a brilliant presence in African cinema.
www.okayafrica.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Getting deeper into the _hibernation season_, here's another best of 2025 list from OkayAfrica: this one focuses on feature films...
www.okayafrica.com/the-ten-best...
www.okayafrica.com/the-ten-best...
"Over the years, Black winemakers have carved out remarkable spaces in American viticulture, despite staggering odds...these establishments offer some of the country’s most innovative, soulful, and delicious wines."
travelnoire.com/best-black-o...
travelnoire.com/best-black-o...
The Best Black-Owned Wineries You've Probably Never Heard Of - Travel Noire
While less than 1% of the 11,500+ wineries in America are Black-owned, these establishments offer some of the country's most delicious wines.
travelnoire.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Over the years, Black winemakers have carved out remarkable spaces in American viticulture, despite staggering odds...these establishments offer some of the country’s most innovative, soulful, and delicious wines."
travelnoire.com/best-black-o...
travelnoire.com/best-black-o...
Highlights from "Africa Is a Country Festival 2025"
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Africa Is a Country Festival 2025—Nairobi, Kenya
Africa Is a Country came to Nairobi for it's first in-person festival featuring a week of workshops and public events, from poetry readings to panels, demonstrations to dance parties, all coinciding…
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December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Highlights from "Africa Is a Country Festival 2025"
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"As the White House hypes “Christian genocide” and floats military action, northern Nigerians are responding with satire."
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africasacountry.com/2025/12/call...
Calling Trump’s bluff
As the White House hypes “Christian genocide” and floats military action, northern Nigerians are responding with satire.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"As the White House hypes “Christian genocide” and floats military action, northern Nigerians are responding with satire."
africasacountry.com/2025/12/call...
africasacountry.com/2025/12/call...
Afropean.com is excited to be continuing our Best of…End of Year tradition in 2025. We have a few new names all up in the mix this year, too. Below is the 2025 selection from the team’s newest contributor, Chanelle Patterson. Happy Christmas to all our readers.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Afropean.com is excited to be continuing our Best of…End of Year tradition in 2025. We have a few new names all up in the mix this year, too. Below is the 2025 selection from the team’s newest contributor, Chanelle Patterson. Happy Christmas to all our readers.
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"A new statue at the U.S. Capitol honors a teenage girl whose defiance helped to end segregation and spark the Civil Rights Movement. The display recognizes a woman who played a key part in the fight for equal rights..."
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Statue Of Barbara Rose Johns, Teen Leader Of 1951 Anti-Segregation Walkout, Unveiled At US Capitol To Replace Robert E. Lee - Blavity
A new statue at the U.S. Capitol honors a teenage girl whose defiance helped to end segregation and spark the Civil Rights Movement . The display recognizes a woman who played a key part in the fight…
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December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"A new statue at the U.S. Capitol honors a teenage girl whose defiance helped to end segregation and spark the Civil Rights Movement. The display recognizes a woman who played a key part in the fight for equal rights..."
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blavity.com/barbara-rose...
Tis the season for rewinds/reviews/re-visitings of the year that was. Here's @okayafrica look back at music in 2025...
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
OkayAfrica’s Rewind: Best African Music & Cultural Moments of 2025
As the year ends, OkayAfrica has curated special content to celebrate the best of 2025 — from music, to cultural moments, and events.
www.okayafrica.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tis the season for rewinds/reviews/re-visitings of the year that was. Here's @okayafrica look back at music in 2025...
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
www.okayafrica.com/okayafricas-...
"These days, rather than head to the bar just to drink, you also show up to hear a lecture on a chosen topic.... you’re ready to think and speak freely. A proper dialectic ensues. Ideas are exchanged, arguments are sharpened, questions asked..."
africasacountry.com/2025/12/pint...
africasacountry.com/2025/12/pint...
Pints and powerpoints
From IMF history to astrophysics, Nairobi’s Drunken Lectures turn casual drinkers into an engaged public.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"These days, rather than head to the bar just to drink, you also show up to hear a lecture on a chosen topic.... you’re ready to think and speak freely. A proper dialectic ensues. Ideas are exchanged, arguments are sharpened, questions asked..."
africasacountry.com/2025/12/pint...
africasacountry.com/2025/12/pint...
Chimamanda is here (and there would be hell to pay if she wasn't!)
Good to see Ta Nehisi Coates and Zadie Smith getting the nod, but It's a struggle to understand how "Girl, Woman, Other" is not on this list..
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Good to see Ta Nehisi Coates and Zadie Smith getting the nod, but It's a struggle to understand how "Girl, Woman, Other" is not on this list..
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The 25 best books of the century so far | The Observer
From mould-breaking fiction to essays, memoir and more, The Observer’s critics and editors choose the most memorable books of the last 25 years – and encourage you to have your say
observer.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Chimamanda is here (and there would be hell to pay if she wasn't!)
Good to see Ta Nehisi Coates and Zadie Smith getting the nod, but It's a struggle to understand how "Girl, Woman, Other" is not on this list..
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Good to see Ta Nehisi Coates and Zadie Smith getting the nod, but It's a struggle to understand how "Girl, Woman, Other" is not on this list..
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
"...a young Somali woman on TikTok claiming that Minnesota was promised to Somalis 3,000 years ago. Since then, Somalis have been joking that they want a two-state solution, that Americans have 49 other states they could choose from, so why not give them one..."
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africasacountry.com/2025/12/minn...
Minnesota was promised to us
Somalis have answered Trump’s latest racist tirade not with outrage but with a tidal wave of trolling.
africasacountry.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"...a young Somali woman on TikTok claiming that Minnesota was promised to Somalis 3,000 years ago. Since then, Somalis have been joking that they want a two-state solution, that Americans have 49 other states they could choose from, so why not give them one..."
africasacountry.com/2025/12/minn...
africasacountry.com/2025/12/minn...
"Pan-Africanism denotes the ‘politico-cultural phenomenon’ according to Peter Esedebe, which holds that the unity of African individuals across the continent is essential to the ‘regeneration and uplift of Africa’. However, how do we turn theory into praxis?"
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December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Pan-Africanism denotes the ‘politico-cultural phenomenon’ according to Peter Esedebe, which holds that the unity of African individuals across the continent is essential to the ‘regeneration and uplift of Africa’. However, how do we turn theory into praxis?"
afropean.com/decolonising...
afropean.com/decolonising...
"Fela Kuti made timeless music. That much is clear, given the reverence he earned during his career and after he died in 1997, as well as the contemporary movement of Afrobeats that continues to pay homage to the iconic musician."
www.okayafrica.com/5-essential-...
www.okayafrica.com/5-essential-...
5 Essential Afrobeat Songs to Check Out in OkayAfrica's New Fela Kuti Vinyl Boxset
The OkayAfrica Shop is stocking up a four-LP compilation made up of some of the Afrobeat pioneer’s greatest recordings.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Fela Kuti made timeless music. That much is clear, given the reverence he earned during his career and after he died in 1997, as well as the contemporary movement of Afrobeats that continues to pay homage to the iconic musician."
www.okayafrica.com/5-essential-...
www.okayafrica.com/5-essential-...
"...in my mind her true wealth comes from the levels of cultural capital she has acquired through this melting pot of difference she has lived her whole life. It is my hope and belief that this is what will mitigate against any racism she will experience."
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December 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"...in my mind her true wealth comes from the levels of cultural capital she has acquired through this melting pot of difference she has lived her whole life. It is my hope and belief that this is what will mitigate against any racism she will experience."
afropean.com/bursting-the...
afropean.com/bursting-the...
"In this unfiltered episode of Don’t Hold Back, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba sits down with Phenyo Moletsane — a proud Black, gay man living openly with HIV in 2025 — for a powerful conversation that goes beyond labels, beyond fear, beyond silence."
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Beyond Stigma: Phenyo on Love, Identity & HIV | Don't Hold Back
How do you live proudly when the world still carries stigma?
In this unfiltered episode of Don’t Hold Back, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba sits down with Phenyo Moletsane — a proud Black, gay man living…
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December 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"In this unfiltered episode of Don’t Hold Back, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba sits down with Phenyo Moletsane — a proud Black, gay man living openly with HIV in 2025 — for a powerful conversation that goes beyond labels, beyond fear, beyond silence."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu0a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu0a...
"Três mil pessoas podem ter fugido de barco do Recife com ajuda de Gertrudes e clube de abolicionistas"
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"Three thousand people may have fled Recife by boat with the help of Gertrudes and an abolitionist club."
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"Three thousand people may have fled Recife by boat with the help of Gertrudes and an abolitionist club."
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Gertrudes de Jesus, uma mulher negra à frente do movimento abolicionista em Pernambuco
Três mil pessoas podem ter fugido de barco do Recife com ajuda de Gertrudes e clube de abolicionistas
apublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Três mil pessoas podem ter fugido de barco do Recife com ajuda de Gertrudes e clube de abolicionistas"
apublica.org/2025/11/gert...
"Three thousand people may have fled Recife by boat with the help of Gertrudes and an abolitionist club."
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"Three thousand people may have fled Recife by boat with the help of Gertrudes and an abolitionist club."
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"Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has passed away at the age of 75. His life in music represented a struggle against narrow, oppressive definitions – of race, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre."
theconversation.com/pops-mohamed...
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Pops Mohamed mixed old and new to reinvent South African music
His life in music was a struggle against narrow definitions - of ‘race’, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre.
theconversation.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has passed away at the age of 75. His life in music represented a struggle against narrow, oppressive definitions – of race, instrumental appropriateness and musical genre."
theconversation.com/pops-mohamed...
theconversation.com/pops-mohamed...