A film that was high on my must watch list at the Sydney Film Festival was TODAY – the Senegalese film by French-Senegalese filmmaker...

Today, I was reminiscing about the awkward situations I encountered whilst on student exchange in London. These awkward encounters were...

A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip tests his DNA to trace back his African ancestral roots. Produced in association with OkayAfrica.com and...

Last year I promised to commemorate Africa day every year. Africa Day (May 25) was two days ago. I didn’t forget, I just wasn’t able to...

I was just watching a FashionistaGh upload ‘Glimpses of Kumasi, Ghana‘ and it brought an intense feeling of nostalgia from when I last...

Inevitably when quizzed about  African cinema the conversation usually will end up to the question of ‘well how old is African cinema?’....

This year was the fourth year of the Africultures Festival, and this year was my first time attending the event. After years of working...

When I was younger, much much younger and my parents used to ask me what I wanted to become, I would always answer journalist. I would...

I heard about the web series Growing up African some time last year and watched an episode, but forgot to follow it up. I started...

My experience of growing up as an African-Australian detailed in the post ‘Identity Battle‘ is now available in an edited version on...

One of my greatest fears as a person of the African Diaspora, is where will Africa be in my lineage in 20 or 30 years to come? If I don’t...

The images of large-scaled collage pieces below are by Nigerian artist Njideka Akunyili. These pieces were part of the Collage...

In Ghana every region has a Chief. Wherever you are in Ghana, you are bound to find a Chief nearby. The Chief is like a Mayor of a suburb...

When I was younger, I was always curious about my family tree, history, culture and so forth. However there are no photos or written...

Beach Tomato is an online travel and lifestyle magazine launched earlier this year covering luxury travel, fashion, beauty and lifestyle...

For a few years, I have had an obsession with Seychelles. I watched a clip about the nation on an Australian travel program and I fell in...

I have always wanted to rollerskate for some reason. But having a Mum like the one I have who acted like I would die on skates, prevented...

I have been seeing the cover of Issue #4 of the Pigeon and Peacocks magazine for a while now. When I first saw it I thought ‘WOW. I will...

When I went to London on exchange, one of my house mates was German and a mixed-race guy was interested in her. Initially she didn’t know...

I found this video on my Tumblr roll a month ago or so and I was intrigued by this lady. I don’t remember what Tumblr, but you can check...