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Africa: Body Positivity and Culture Take Center Stage This Africa Day
May 21, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[263Chat] Over 300-plus-size individuals are expected to gather at Spitzkop Leisure Centre on the outskirts of Harare to mark Africa Day in a unique and empowering celebration.
News in Culture |South Africa: Benjamin Jephta – Born Colored, Not Born-Free
May 21, 2025 | Source: Afropop[Afropop] Bassist and composer Benjamin Jephta was “born-free” in 1992 in South Africa, in the post-apartheid era, and grew up in the “colored township” of Mitchell’s Plain in Cape Town. The exploration of these terms – “born-free” and “colored” – beca…
News in Culture |Africa: Agatchu’s Global African Pop
May 21, 2025 | Source: Afropop[Afropop] Chris Hamiwest–a.k.a. Agatchu–is rising fast in the world of global African music. He’s a versatile beat-maker and a smooth vocalist whose songs are making waves with fans and critics alike. His current track, “Maradona,” produced with AZNV…
News in Culture |Liberia: Kpelleh-Speaking Liberians Launch National Cultural Association in Gbarnga
May 21, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[Liberian Investigator] Gbarnga, Bong County — In a spirited display of unity and cultural pride, hundreds of Kpelleh and Kpelleh-speaking Liberians gathered Saturday at the Gbarnga City Hall to launch the National Association of the Kpelleh and Kpell…
News in Culture |West Africa: Liberia Film Awards Reveals Nominees for 2025 Edition
May 21, 2025 | Source: Liberian Observer[Liberian Observer] On Friday, May 16, at the Sierra Leonean Embassy in Monrovia, the nominees for the 4th Annual Journey Home Film Festival and Liberia Film Awards were unveiled, marking a significant moment for three motion pictures — “Fantasy”, “Th…
News in Culture |Nigeria: A New Song At Nimasa
May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[This Day] Workers of the agency express delight at a fresh air of incentives. Vincent Obia writes
News in Culture |Nigeria: Kano Censorship Board Suspends Streaming, Airing of 22 Hausa Film Series
May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[Vanguard] Kano — The Kano State Censorship Board has suspended the streaming or airing of 22 Hausa Film Series for violating the Board’s guidelines, which require all films to be censored before public release.
News in Culture |Nigeria: Govt Rescues Actress Jumoke George’s Trafficked Daughter From Mali
May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[Premium Times] “My first child, Adeola, has been missing. I’ve been looking for her for the past four years. Any small amount of money I made from working was spent on searching for her.”
News in Culture |Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Promote Local Languages, Culture – Soyinka
May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[Vanguard] Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has stressed the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture in order to drive national development.
News in Culture |South Africa: Condolences for Family of MP Mnganga-Gcabashe
May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica News: Arts, Culture and Entertainment[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile has expressed condolences to the family of Member of Parliament, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, who passed away on Saturday.
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