The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
In the 1980s, video clubs in Ghana used hand-painted posters to draw African audiences to Hollywood movies. Now they’re attracting American film buffs.
Category: Africa
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Tyla and Other Stars Cancel Concerts Amid Anti-Immigrant Backlash
The New York Times – Music:
As anti-immigrant sentiment and vigilante violence fuel outrage across the continent, some fans abroad are rejecting South African performers.
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
The New York Times – On the Runway:
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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How to Plan an African Safari
The New York Times – Travel:
From budgeting to timing your trip, here’s what to consider before you go.
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20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola
The New York Times – On the Runway:
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.
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On Instagram, Travelers Are Taking Risky Cross-Continental Journeys. What Could Go Wrong?
The New York Times – Travel:
Travel accounts that feature risky, cross-continental journeys are proliferating on social media. Security experts have serious concerns.
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Rashidah Ismaili Has Hosted the Legendary Salon d’Afrique in Her Harlem Home for Decades
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The writer Rashidah Ismaili honors a storied literary tradition by hosting Salon d’Afrique, a creative gathering for international Black luminaries, in her Harlem home.
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Rashidah Ismaili Has Hosted the Legendary Salon d’Afrique in Her Harlem Home for Decades
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The writer Rashidah Ismaili honors a storied literary tradition by hosting Salon d’Afrique, a creative gathering for international Black luminaries, in her Harlem home.
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Ebo Taylor, Musical Innovator of Highlife and Afrobeat, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation.