15
Aug
I love these amazing African-inspired textile designs by Dutch manufacturer Vlisco.
13
May
I love that Bantu is bringing African (surf) culture to the masses via it’s ultra cool swimwear. To learn more about Bantu and it’s German/Ethiopian designer Yodit Eklund click here. To find out about some sweet African surf spots, check out NY Times T-Magazine. Bonus: all swimwear is produced in Africa!
28
Mar
Check out CNN's Freedom Project: Ending Modern Day Slavery.
Important project for this unbelievable and sad topic.
18
Mar
Right Honourable Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda responds to the KONY 2012. Many people from Uganda have had strong opinions about the internet phenomenon KONY 2012 and have called it misleading and factually incorrect. See more here.
07
Mar
Important project! There are more people on Facebook today than lived on the planet 200yrs ago! Let’s use that power to bring down Joseph Konya, violent rebel leader destroying the lives of children + people in Uganda and beyond. KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. Sign the petition on the site and get involved on facebook.
27
Feb
I just love that amazing French-Senegalese actor Omar Sy is the first black man to win a César, the French Oscar. I completely fell for him when I watched his French film hit, Intouchables 2x(!) while in Europe. His energy, smile — his persona are just amazing! His win is an important signal in France, where African immigrants still have a hard time. See a scene from the film here and the trailer here.
19
Feb
“There is a brown and white sheep which has gone missing with a nylon rope around its neck and it belongs to Mwangi's father.”
An example tweet by Kenyan chief Francis Kariuki, who is using twitter to improve village life. Rad!
20
Jan
Powerful illustration series by David Osagie for Occupy Nigeria.
20
Oct
Moammar Gadhafi is dead. Long time coming. A striking illustration of the dictator by Egyptian artist Islam Zawawi. Click here to see his illustration series on African/Arabic dictators.
