Book Review: The Quiet Violence Of Dreams
Towards the end of this book,The Quiet Violence Of Dreams, I came to the unexpected realization that it could potentially be considered a work…
Books, Music, Film & TV
A Raisin In The Sun: On A Dream Deferred
A Raisin in the Sun is Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 much acclaimed Broadway play in which an African American family, the Youngers hopes to use…
Space Politics In The Expanse
Following Space X’s recent successful test flight to the International Space Station, the possibilities and hopes for Colonisation of not only Mars but Space…
Action Kommandant: The Ashley Kriel Story
The 2016 Documentary Film Action Kommandant explores the legacy of Cape Town based Anti-Apartheid Activist Ashley Kriel who was killed by the South African…
Fela’s Kuti’s Biography
Review of Fela Kuti’s Biography: ‘This Bitch Of A Life’.
Biggie & Tupac: Who Shot Ya?
Background feud between Puffy and Suge, Biggie and Tupac over Quad Studio before the East/West Coast War
The Paid In Full Story
The 1980s Crack Era in Harlem on the true story of Alpo, AZ and Rich Porter as shown in the Movie Piad In Full by Afrika Is Woke Magazine
Review: Ghostface’s Supreme Clientele
Released in February 2000, I first listened to ‘Supreme Clientele’ in my Varsity days. In my view, this album belongs in the Top 10…
Shaka Zulu TV Series: A Retrospective
Shaka Zulu is one of Africa and the world’s most well known historical figures. In 1986, the 10 Part TV Series Starring Henry Cele…
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome In New African American Horror Series
Since Get Out, the Horror and Sci-fi genre has seen the release of Lovecraft Country, Us and Antebellum where the theme of violence looms large….
Dead Places: Netflix’s Riveting African X-Files Series
Set in South Africa’s beautiful Mother City Cape Town and Johannesburg, Dead Places is Africa’s own X-files with its unique twists and turns. This…
Snoop: Top Dogg
Snoop Hollywood Top Dogg A few years ago, Snoop was the reluctant Poster child for the archetypal Hollywood ‘Bad Boy’. But through a combination…