Category: Events

Photo exhibit Fri, Jan. 19 in NYC

South African Photo Exhibit “IMBIZO”by photographer Ezra Mabengeza When: Friday, January 7, 2007 Where: Lava Gina (116 av C, between 7 and 8 streets) Time: 7:30 till 10 pm $5 dollar suggested development donation

TED conference heads to Tanzania

One of the most influential annual conferences for technology, entertainment, and design (TED) is touching down in Africa for the first time. Though the main conference will take place in Monterey. California in March as it usually does, the smaller TEDGlobal win be hosted at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha, Tanzania, at the edge…
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Africa fuels Golden Globe wins

Last nights Golden Globe awards solidified what newspapers have been saying for months. Africa is red hot for Hollywood filmmakers. Babel, filmed in Morocco and Tunisia, won for best film and Forest Whitaker (Platoon, Good Morning, Vietnam, The Color of Money) won the best actor award for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in…
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This week in African style, 1/6 – 1/12/07

• Will Smith plans to move to South Africa: • Wesley Snipes wants more Africans making films • Chris Rock vows to help Kenyans • Yale puts African art on a pedastel • DiCaprio adopts a South African girl. Thats one way to open the door to immigrants • George Clooney advocates for Darfur with…
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Apple’s iPhone meaningless to a Masai herdsman

Yesterday Apple debuted another revolutionary product, the iPhone. It has everything anyone would need in a phone. That is unless you’re one of Kenya’s Masai herdsmen. Psfk pointed me to a great article and short film by Paul Mason on how the mobile phone industry is having an enormous economic and social impact in Africa.…
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Oprah leads African girls to success

Over the holidays the media was abuzz when Oprah Winfrey opened her school for girls in South Africa. No stranger to charitable endeavors, this one however struck a nerve with all kinds of people. While many saw the effort as a positive one, others questioned the racial mix of the school and why Oprah chose…
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Akon nominated for 2007 Grammy Award

So word’s in on the 2007 Grammy Awards nominees and my boy Akon is front and center. These are the categories and which he and other African artists have been nominated in. The awards ceremony will be begin at 8pm EST on February 11, 2007 and will be shown live on CBS * African artists…
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African diamond facts according to Russell Simmons

As I mentioned, yesterday I attended Russell Simmons’ press conference to reveal the results of his fact-finding Africa mission. In attendance was Russell Simmons, Dr. Ben Chavis, Kimora Lee Simmons (Russell insisted she’s still his wife), Rev. Run(Run DMC), the Dipset’s “capo” Jim Jones (again I say, WTF does he have to do with diamonds…
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Russell Simmons returns from African trip

I just got back from Russell Simmons’ press conference for his fact-finding mission to Africa (Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa). All I can say is Jim Jones?!!! WTF does he have to do with anything. More of my reaction later. In the mean time read up on the blood diamond controversy and hear what LA Weekly’s…
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