The Afropolitan Festival, 03.02.17- 05.02.17, Brussels
The Afropolitan Festival is three days of exceptional programming dedicated to Afropolitan art, creativity and state of mind, presented by BOZAR and its partners,…
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Call for Papers Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe, Tampere, Finland, 6-8 July 2017
Call for Papers Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe Sixth biennial network conference, University of Tampere, Finland, 6 – 8 July 2017 DEADLINE FOR ONLINE-SUBMISSIONS…
“VIVRE !” La collection agnès b. au Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration, 18.10.16 – 08.01.17
Du 18 octobre 2016 au 8 janvier 2017, la collection agnès b. investit le Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration pour un dialogue inédit…
The Future of Afropeans, Fashion Cities African Arts Fest, 28.10.16- 30.10.16, Brighton
Johny Pitts, Co-founder of Afropean.com, will be giving a talk entitled ‘The Future of Afropeans’ and engaging in a Q & A with author…
THE AFROPEAN NARRATIVES 1600 – 2066, 15.07.16, V & A London
THE AFROPEAN NARRATIVES 1600 – 2066 Friday 15 JULY 2016, 18.00 – 21.45 A night of music, spoken word, talks, gallery tours, hands-on workshops,…
Notes of An African American Intern in Europe: Part 2
In her second diary entry, Afropean’s intern Imani Ballard reflects on the Colonial power on display in some of Europe’s cultural spaces, and grapples…
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…
BBC ‘Identity Season’, April, 2016
As we become more connected and mobile than ever, BBC World News and BBC World Service examine how our individual identities are changing. A…
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…