Notes of an African American Intern In Europe: Part 1
Imani Ballard is writer and sophomore undergraduate student at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. On a month long internship at Afropean.com, in a series…
Narratives
Sunday Poem: Black Russians
taste like my beloved: Russians, like many Others, dubbed the blacks of Europe— through him I see my shadow come to light: the rest…
Instant Classics: ‘Memoirs of a Born Free’ by Malaika Wa Azania
By Abena Clarke Having read about the phenomenon of the ‘Born Frees’ from abroad, and giggled at Cape Town-based blogger Tawanda’s take on the…
Where do I belong?
By Ifeoluwa Gloria Kuku – aka Ife Thomas In 1984 my parents came to the UK from Nigeria and were staying in London on…
‘Something Old, Something New’ – Radio 4 Documentary Exploring An Alternative Black British Narrative
Something Old, Something New What happens when your Dad’s an African-American soul star and your Mum’s a music-loving girl from a Sheffield council estate?…
African American Interest & Experiences in Russia: A Brief History
By Robert Fikes, Jr. Robert Fikes, Jr., Librarian at San Diego State University, recounts the history of the African American presence in Russia from…
New York with Les Nubians
Les Nubians are Hélène and Célia Faussart, the grammy-nominated French-Chad sister duo who have worked with everybody from Talib Kweli and Mos Def to Manu Dibango…
Mad About The Boy – Azekel
By Nat Illumine Every now and then an artist hits your radar like pow! Last summer, whilst scouring online blogs for new talent, I…
LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 1)
By Tommy Evans Afropean’s Tommy Evans converses with artist-designer-illustrator-musician and all round Renaissance woman Tahnaiya Russell concerning ethics, aesthetics and work ethic. With some…
Lighty: What’s in a Word?
By Bilal Khan “Who’s that lighty?” “You’re such a bait lighty” “She’s one of those lighties” Lighty. The girl Grime artists had you believing…