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Comparative literature master’s alums Lethokuhle Msimang and Veronika Yadukha’s exhibition contemplates colonial legacies and ...
A recent report estimated that vultures are worth $1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa. Here's why.
The multidisciplinary artist's latest body of work invites viewers into a poetic, spiritual meditation on humanity through ...
Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces ...
In 1969, 18-year-old Lupenga Mphande was arrested for the first time in Malawi. As an active protester against oppressive ...
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In April 2025, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) released polling data that has set tongues wagging across South Africa’s political landscape. For the first time, the Democratic Alliance (DA) ...
Kwame Dawes is a poet, actor and musician whose work is shaped by a journey that started in Ghana, where he was born, all the way to Jamaica, where he was raised. Dawes, who joined the staff at Brown ...
A man shared the origins of rap music online and stated that the origins can be traced back to Xhosa people in South Africa.
An upcoming poetry festival will be a reflection on Amanda Gorman’s poem “Chorus of the Captains,” which she recited at the Super Bowl in 2021.