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…
Narratives
7 things I didn’t know about WOOFing in Martinique (plus 2 things I did)
By Abena Clarke Afropean’s Abena Clarke has relocated to Martinique from South London to seek the finer things in life. Normally a teacher by…
Translating West African Textiles: An Interview with Abi Wright
By Tommy Evans Abi Wright is a UK-based textile, graphic and surface designer and curator whose work has been heavily influenced by her culture…
Islamophobia: What’s in a Word?
By Will Furtado The French writer Michel Houellebecq, best known for his best sellers ‘Atomised’ and ‘Platform’, claimed in a recent Paris Review interview…
Anne Chebu: On Being Black and German
By Will Furtado Why am I black and not brown? What does that even mean? And can I be black and German? These are…
An Afropean Odyssey Presented by The New York Times At The NY Travel Festival 15.04.15
Johny Pitts – AN AFROPEAN ODYSSEY “One cold afternoon in October, founder and co-editor of Afropean.com Johny Pitts left London on the Eurostar to…
LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 4)
TE: As a professional, how do you balance unbridled creativity with the constraints of commerce? TR: There are a lot of design jobs that offer enough…
LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 3)
TE: We’re acquainted through our shared tenure at The Tate Modern. How did your time there influence your approach to artistry? TR: Oh the memories! My…
LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 2)
TE: How is life as a Brit in the USA? In my journeys there, I’ve found race to be such a salient issue whereas class…
Essa’s Adventures as a Middle Man
By Nat Illumine There are many mixed race artists successfully forging a music career, however few use their music to speak specifically about being…