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Exploring girlhood and land ancestry in Sudan’s cotton fields

Cotton Queen – A new feature debut from filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani explores the legacy of colonialism and the fight for self-determination through the tender eyes of a teenage girl.

  • Culture
  • Roxana Diba

Migration stories from across the African diaspora

Praise House — Adama Delphine Fawundu’s new monograph explores evolutions of life, culture and family as African people have migrated and been moved forcefully across the world, from Brooklyn to Sierra Leone, to Saint Helena and South Carolina’s Sea Islands.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

A luminous portrait of Black life over six decades

Shared Memories — As staff photographer for The New York Times, Chester Higgins captured Black culture and spiritual connection like no other. A new exhibition celebrates his life and impact.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Glasgow’s Calabash is the restaurant the African diaspora call home

Home Cooking — Having been open in the heart of the city for 15 years, the Kenyan rooted eatery has become a community staple for migrants and Scottish-born locals alike.

  • Huck 83: Life Is A Journey Issue
  • Lisa Maru
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In the 1960s, African photographers recaptured their own image

Ideas of Africa — An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art explores the 20th century’s most important lensers, including Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé and Kwame Brathwaite, and their impact on challenging dominant European narratives.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

What went down at the London screening of STEPS: Deo Kato’s Run for Justice

Cape Town to Shoreditch — Taking place at Rich Mix, the evening featured a Q&A with the runner himself and Huck’s Phil Young, as well as plenty of community connection.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Ella Glossop

Imprisonment, illness, internal strife: Deo Kato’s mammoth run for justice

STEPS — Spanning 17 months, 21 countries and two continents, the Ugandan born athlete ran from Cape Town to London to raise awareness of racism and migration stories, while trying to find his own place in the world. A new film explores his obstacle-filled path and what he learned along the way.

  • Sport
  • Olivia Fee
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Seydou Keïta’s illuminating portraits of life in Mali

A Tactile Lens — In the 20th century, the photographer built a huge archive of tens of thousands of pictures, documenting people and lives in the newly independent country. A new exhibition and catalogue dives into his work.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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In search of resistance and rebellion in São Tomé & Príncipe’s street theatre culture

Tragédia — A new photobook by Nicola Lo Calzo explores the historical legacy found within the archipelago’s traditional performance art, which is rooted in centuries of colonial oppression and the resilience of people fighting against it.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Frank Stewart’s epic portrait of Black culture & community

A new, travelling exhibition charts the photographer’s extraordinary journey over the past six decades.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Inside the archives of West Africa’s oldest operating photo studio

Photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije’s extensive body of work is the subject of a new exhibition charting the changing shape of Ghana.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Revisiting FESTAC ‘77, the largest pan-African festival in World history

A new exhibition takes a photographic look at the event which was envisioned as a restoration of power, solidarity and genius after 500 years of subjugation.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

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