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Allah Is Not Obliged: Ahmadou Kourouma’s Cult Novel Adapted for the Big Screen

Published in 2000, Allah Is Not Obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma is one of the most significant African novels of the late 20th century. Twenty-six...

Abakuá: the Afro-Cuban Brotherhood Inheriting African Secret Societies

At the heart of the African diaspora in the Caribbean, the Abakuá society represents one of the most fascinating legacies of African traditions transplanted...

The Punishment of the Four Stakes, a Painting That Reveals the Violence of Slavery

Painted in 1849, The Punishment of the Four Stakes by Marcel Verdier depicts a scene of extreme violence at the very moment slavery had...

‘Exodus’ and Its White Cast: An Autopsy of a Dubious Argument

Ridley Scott’s film Exodus: Gods and Kings has been the target of online protests for several months. Critics accuse it of using a white...

‘Barry’, Another Biopic About Barack Obama

The trailer for the film, which will be released on December 16, 2016 on Netflix, has been unveiled. By Sandro CAPO CHICHI / nofi.fr (https://youtu.be/7tobXqP5NXo After...

MANTATISI THE CONQUEROR

Queen of the Sotho people (an ethnic group from present-day Lesotho), she was a courageous woman, a warrior, and a brilliant strategist. In the 17th...

[INTERVIEW] From Dream to Reality: Ebene Duta or the Destiny of a Black Girl

It was after meeting the president of the Lyon BD Festival at the International Comics Festival of Algiers, “the Mecca” of comic book artists...

ZUMBI DOS PALMARES, KING OF THE FREED

Zumbi would become a fearless war leader who took command of the Republic of Palmares, a free and independent state within the occupied Brazilian...

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