Singaporean artist Qimmyshimmy and her unusual body of work
Decapitated babies and deformed body parts? All in a day’s work for Singaporean artist Lim Qixuan aka Qimmyshimmy. source
South Sudan: hopes for peace following Machar’s return [The Morning Call]
There is some new level of excitement and hope in South Sudan following rebel leader Riek Machar’s return to the capital Juba on Wednesday. Machar’s return … source
Kenya takes stock of Nairobi terrorist attacks: Deaths, condemnation
Kenya was jolted rudely on Tuesday when Al-Shabaab terrorists run rampage in a gun and explosives attack that targeted a luxury hotel complex located in the … source
Burundi: government boycotts peace talks
The Burundian government has boycotted the fifth round of the inter-Burundian dialogue to end a political crisis that erupted in 2015. The facilitator, former … source
The AU Council of Ministers meeting [The Morning Call]
The 34th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council is currently underway at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting kicked … source
Time for Africa to reject half-baked mining deals – Ghana president
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo demanded mining deals be more beneficial for Africa on Tuesday, calling on governments to end fiscal incentives … source
Felix Tshisekedi declared president-elect of DR Congo
Felix Tshisekedi is the president-elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo after he was declared winner of the December 30, 2018; presidential elections in the … source
Maryland Art College apologizes for “whites only” policy in place for nearly 60 years
MICA (Facebook) Maryland Institute College of Art is finally addressing its racist past through an exhibit curated by one of its students. Now the school’s president, Samuel Hoi is apologizing…
The Dance Scene No One Wanted: An Oral History Of The ‘She’s All That’ Prom
The year was 1999. Some of us were waiting for our dial-up to connect to The Internet while rewinding our Blockbuster VHS rental of “There’s Something About Mary” and listening…
King Keraun on his hilarious series ‘That White People Sh*t’
FUSE Keraun Harris, better known as his online alias King Keraun is a producer, actor, comedian, and Internet personality who has appeared on Insecure and black-ish and he’s tackling race…