Chef Jernard Tries Calabash African Kitchen
Did you know that in between hitting Vegas slots, you can get jollof rice and Egusi soup? Now you do, thanks to TV One’s latest episode of Savor The City. Source: TV One / TV […]
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Sydney Sweeney Enjoys African Safari With Pals Amid Fiancé Split Buzz
Sydney Sweeney I’m Feeling Wild On An African Safari!!! Without My Fiancé … Published March 22, 2025 1:36 PM PDT Sydney Sweeney was unleashing her wild side on an African safari, proving she’s got the […]
Hippos Take Over Main Street In A South African Town
iStockphoto / Jennifer Sophie Imagine leaving the bar after last call and you step outside to find a group if hippos, known as a bloat of hippos, walking down main street in Saint Lucia, South […]
Did Chadwick Boseman Insist On Speaking With African Accent?
Did Chadwick Boseman insist on T’Chslla’s African accent? ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) From the jump, Chadwick Boseman was clear: Wakanda’s king wouldn’t speak with a European accent. Marvel? They worried it might be […]
Black Coffee Celebrates Successful Charity Concert for South African Children
Black Coffee, South Africa’s most illustrious DJ, used his international platform to give back to the youth of his country. Earlier in the month of November, the house music superstar brought together DJs and other […]
Trick Daddy Explain Why He Won’t Identify As African American
Trick Daddy – Source: Ivan Apfel / Getty Trick Daddy is doubling down on claims he isn’t African-American because he hasn’t visited Africa. Sometimes we have low expectations for people and somehow they still […]
Yamaha Pushes Into African Market with Audiomack Deal
Photo Credit: Yamaha Museum Yamaha Music Innovations has announced a collaboration with Audiomack, a music streaming service primarily catering to the African market. Audiomack does not impose any initial registration fees on artists, so artists […]
Tyla won the first African music performance Grammy. What’s next?
It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted […]
Black Panther star Connie Chiume dies aged 72 after ‘medical procedure’ as tributes paid to iconic South African actress
BLACK PANTHER star Connie Chiume has died at the age of 72, her family announced. The multi-award-winning South African actress tragically died at a Johannesburg hospital on Tuesday afternoon. 3 Connie Chiume has died at […]
Rafa Pabön uses African sounds to push the boundaries of urbano
On a late October night last year in Puerto Rico, Rafa Pabön felt the sudden urge to create a new song. Around midnight, the 27-year-old singer/songwriter had finished rehearsing with his band. Everybody else was […]
African Elephant Attack Leaves 80-Year-Old Woman Dead, Safari Truck Flipped
Play video content An elderly woman was killed in Africa during a safari trip — this after an elephant charged her party’s vehicle … and flipped it over, which left her fatally wounded. The unidentified […]
iBest Wines Is A South African Made Black-Owned Wine Brand
Let’s raise a glass of iBest wines and toast to the woman behind the brand, Ingrid Best! Source: Jorge Meza / Courtesy iBest Wines Is A New Black-Owned Wine Brand To Watch As we celebrate […]
Miami School Clarifies Permission Slip Over ‘African American’ Book Event
A Miami elementary school parent is outraged about a permission slip his daughter’s school sent seeking his sign-off on a book listening event featuring a Black author — something the school is now clarifying by […]
The Grammy's newest categories acknowledge a boom for African music and modern jazz
Two of the new Grammy categories reflect trends that are booming among musicians and the industry. Share This Article
Lior Phillips on South African Popular Music and More: Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Lior Phillips joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new book, South African Popular Music (Genre: A 33 1/3 Series) — a great summer read we recommended as part […]
Grammys announce new best African music performance category
Three new categories have been added ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards: best African music performance, best alternative jazz album and best pop dance recording. Additionally, producer of the year, non-classical and songwriter of the […]
African Head Charge to Release First Album in 12 Years
African Head Charge, the group formed by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, will release a new album on On-U Sound Records. Whereas Noah’s previous albums have been a melting pot of global influences, A Trip To […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla: amaXesha review – South African singer in his own lane | Music
Over the past decade, South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has been reimagining Xhosa folk music. His 2012 debut album, Umlilo, was a largely acoustic effort, combining the genre’s yearning choral harmonies with finger-strumming guitar and […]
Morgan Freeman pans Black History Month, ‘African American’
Morgan Freeman recently criticized Black History Month and the term “African-American” in a rare interview reflecting on his life and career. While speaking with the Sunday Times of London to promote his new movie, “A […]
America’s First African American Master Chef
If you’re a diehard fan of mac and cheese, French fries, and the occasional ice cream cone, thank James Hemings, the first African-American master chef whose legacy has yet to be properly celebrated. Source: […]