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Tracing the Threads: Symbols of AmaHlubi and Xhosa Ancestry
Cultural identity is as much a personal journey as it is a collective one. To truly understand collective cultural identities, one must...


"Daybreak is Near" Draws Inspiration from Ancestral Memory in The Horn of Africa
Daybreak is Near is a love letter to a city that has been a historical center of African power. The project explores the idea of what it...


Overcoming Anxiety to Find the Courage to Be Yourself
“Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. It’s a feeling of fear or apprehension about what’s to come.” - Healthline. Anxiety...


Tandile Mbatsha is Representing Queer Identity through Performance Art
Tandile Mbatsha is a Cape Town based Arts and Culture Coordinator at Injabulo Projects, an Honours student at UCT and a performance...


Hair Braiding and Styling: Creating a Sense of Community, Agency and Expression
© "Natives Hair Dressing", Zanzibar, Tanzania, late 19th century, A. C Gomes & Sons "In Oshindonga, a Bantu language spoken in Namibia,...


"REFORM" | Depicting a Reformed, Economically Empowered Reality
I am passionate about large-scale black economic empowerment, the kind that can have a significant impact on the population. I would like...


Gouled Ahmed is a Visual Artist Reimagining Culture In Addis Ababa
Gouled Ahmed is a Somali visual artist and stylist based in Addis Ababa. Their work explores the concept of Black futures through the...
The Evolution of The Pantsula Subculture | Unlabelled X Lure
The definition and representation of the Pantsula subculture has evolved over the decades since its emergence. The subculture emerged in...


COMPLY | A Photo Series Evoking Thought On Topics Concerning Race & Slavery etc.
Stephanie Mzee widely known as Kenyaa is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Cape Town. Earlier this year she was named one of Design...


"BOYS DONT CRY" | Challenging the Social Constructs of Masculinity
“Boys Don’t Cry” is an ode to men of colour who are subjected to societal pressures that hinder them from engaging with their softer and...


NEO SHEMBE | Empowering Women by Challenging the Rules of Shembe Church
Somi Ntsodi is a fashion graduate from Durban University of Technology, who grew up in a small town called Verulam, she's an owner of a...


Here's How 6 Visual Artists Are Honouring Black Womanhood
The world is awakening to the power imbalances of feminine and masculine energies, more so in the latter part of 2017 when the #MeToo...


"WE LIVE IN SILENCE" by KUDZANAI CHIURAI Disrupts Colonial Narratives
Goodman Gallery is presenting a dual-location exhibition titled We Live in Silence by Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai , in which a...


"Selling Inclusivity" | Redefining the Normative in Fashion
Culture, race, sexuality and body image issues have been brought up in increasing amounts globally as the question of inclusivity in the...


I am a Creative Entrepreneur And This is My Story | Mpumelelo Frypan Mfula
Very few people have the gift of making you walk away from a conversation with them feeling like you were talking to an old friend. This...


African Culture Should Adopt Feminism
2016 was the year I realised how truly messed up this world can be for me – an African woman. More specifically, how deeply patriarchy is...


"Just Another Black Girl" | The Scourge of Sexual Violence against South African Women
Malawian author of “Soft Magic” and “Nector”, Upile Chisala said it best in her Twitter post; “I am Black, Woman, and African, in a world...


African Feminism & Women Empowerment in Botswana
What does it mean to be an African and a feminist? The answer is complex and varies from region to region and even from individual to...


Considering Christmas in Africa
Stepping into a shopping mall in South Africa at this time of year is an odd experience as Christmas carols about snow fill our ears,...


Ticking the Box Marked ‘Other’
Kim Sanssoucie was born in Durban but has also lived in Cape Town and Johannesburg (the city where she currently resides). She is a...


A Photo Series Breaking Down the Misconceptions of Contemporary Traditional Healers
Young photographer Alice Mann , shot this portrait series focusing on traditional healers in South Africa, otherwise referred to as...