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District 9 On South Africa's Immigration Crisis

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/imageedit_1_4263495143.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="District 9 On South Africa's Immigration Crisis" data-attachment-id="44542" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/district-9-on-south-africas-immigrant-crisis/imageedit_1_4263495143/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/imageedit_1_4263495143.jpg?fit=546%2C467&ssl=1" data-orig-size="546,467" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="District 9 On South Africa’s Immigration Crisis" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/imageedit_1_4263495143.jpg?fit=300%2C257&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/imageedit_1_4263495143.jpg?fit=546%2C467&ssl=1" />

August 4, 2023<August 12, 2023

District 9 On South Africa’s Immigration Crisis

District 9 provides some insight into South Africa’s current Immigration Crisis. In District 9, we are taken into the belly of a Black South…

Any Given Sunday: Life As A Contact Sport

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AnyGivenSunday.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Any Given Sunday: Life As A Contact Sport" data-attachment-id="47208" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/any-given-sunday-life-as-a-contact-sport/anygivensunday/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AnyGivenSunday.jpg?fit=576%2C360&ssl=1" data-orig-size="576,360" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Any Given Sunday: Life As A Contact Sport" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AnyGivenSunday.jpg?fit=300%2C188&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AnyGivenSunday.jpg?fit=576%2C360&ssl=1" />

July 30, 2023<August 6, 2023

Any Given Sunday: Life As A Contact Sport

In the exhilarating world of sports, few movies have captured the essence of the NFL because the moral of the story on “Any Given…

The Rise of Anime Streaming Platforms: How the Internet Transformed Anime Consumption

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_6_5510132870.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Rise of Anime Streaming Platforms: How the Internet Transformed Anime Consumption" data-attachment-id="47108" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-rise-of-anime-streaming-platforms-how-the-internet-transformed-anime-consumption/imageedit_6_5510132870/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_6_5510132870.jpg?fit=637%2C515&ssl=1" data-orig-size="637,515" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The Rise of Anime Streaming Platforms: How the Internet Transformed Anime Consumption" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_6_5510132870.jpg?fit=300%2C243&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_6_5510132870.jpg?fit=637%2C515&ssl=1" />

July 22, 2023<July 23, 2023

The Rise of Anime Streaming Platforms: How the Internet Transformed Anime Consumption

Discover the global phenomenon of Anime – captivating fans around the world with its incredible success and growing influence on pop culture. From social…

African Intellectuals and Scholars: Inspiring Minds in History

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_3_5799701137.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="African Intellectuals and Scholars: Inspiring Minds in History" data-attachment-id="47088" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/african-intellectuals-and-scholars-inspiring-minds-in-history/imageedit_3_5799701137/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_3_5799701137.jpg?fit=516%2C391&ssl=1" data-orig-size="516,391" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="African Intellectuals and Scholars: Inspiring Minds in History" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_3_5799701137.jpg?fit=300%2C227&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/imageedit_3_5799701137.jpg?fit=516%2C391&ssl=1" />

July 19, 2023<July 23, 2023

African Intellectuals and Scholars: Inspiring Minds in History

African intellectuals and scholars have been shaping African history, culture, and knowledge for centuries. There have been some significant African thinkers throughout history. It…

The Expanse Has A Few Lessons For Humanity

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Expansecover.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Expanse Has A Few Lessons For Humanity" data-attachment-id="43465" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-expanse-space-war-colonialism/expansecover/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Expansecover.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2000,1000" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The Expanse Has A Few Lessons For Humanity" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Expansecover.jpg?fit=300%2C150&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Expansecover.jpg?fit=770%2C385&ssl=1" />

July 12, 2023<July 16, 2023

The Expanse On The Dangers Of Space Colonization

The season finale of The Expanse was a thrilling culmination for a show that excels at delving into the dangers and complexities that humans…

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shaka-Review.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" data-attachment-id="43375" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/shakazulu-tv-series-review/shaka-review/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shaka-Review.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,1200" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Shaka Zulu TV Series: A Retrospective" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shaka-Review.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Shaka-Review.jpg?fit=770%2C578&ssl=1" />

June 17, 2023<June 24, 2023

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…

A Raisin In The Sun: On A Dream Deferred

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RaisinInTheSun.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="A Raisin In The Sun: On A Dream Deferred" data-attachment-id="46729" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/a-raisin-in-the-sun-by-lorrain-hansberry-critics-dreams-deferred/raisininthesun/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RaisinInTheSun.jpg?fit=562%2C388&ssl=1" data-orig-size="562,388" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="A Raisin In The Sun: On A Dream Deferred" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RaisinInTheSun.jpg?fit=300%2C207&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RaisinInTheSun.jpg?fit=562%2C388&ssl=1" />

June 12, 2023<July 7, 2023

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…

Influence of Norse Mythology On American Horror Cinema

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/imageedit_6_3883342627.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Influence of Norse Mythology On American Horror Cinema" data-attachment-id="46701" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-influence-of-norse-mythologys-terror-in-american-horror-cinema/imageedit_6_3883342627/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/imageedit_6_3883342627.jpg?fit=617%2C414&ssl=1" data-orig-size="617,414" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Influence of Norse Mythology On American Horror Cinema" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/imageedit_6_3883342627.jpg?fit=300%2C201&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/imageedit_6_3883342627.jpg?fit=617%2C414&ssl=1" />

June 9, 2023<June 11, 2023

Influence of Norse Mythology On American Horror Cinema

One deity who stands out in Norse mythology is Odin, the Allfather of the Norse gods, associated not only with wisdom and war but…

Review: Metu Neter Oracle By Ra Un Nefer Amen

May 18, 2023<June 5, 2023

Review: Metu Neter Oracle By Ra Un Nefer Amen

The Metu Neter Oracle, authored by Ra Un Nefer Amen, serves as a profound guide to understanding the Kemetic Egyptian system of spiritual cultivation….

Why Egyptian Queen Cleopatra Was Not Black

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/imageedit_2_4121831233.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Why Egyptian Queen Cleopatra Was Not Black" data-attachment-id="46428" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/cleopatra-last-pharaoh/imageedit_2_4121831233/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/imageedit_2_4121831233.jpg?fit=518%2C284&ssl=1" data-orig-size="518,284" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Why Egyptian Queen Cleopatra Was Not Black" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/imageedit_2_4121831233.jpg?fit=300%2C164&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/imageedit_2_4121831233.jpg?fit=518%2C284&ssl=1" />

May 18, 2023<June 5, 2023

Why Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra Was Not Black

In Cleopatra, a recent Netflix documentary, Cleopatra is depicted as a Black African ruler, which has led to a renewed debate about her racial…

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/last-samurai-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" data-attachment-id="46463" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/artistic-license-and-racial-representation-in-hollywood-a-case-study-of-cleopatra/last-samurai-1024x576/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/last-samurai-1024x576-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,576" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="last-samurai-1024×576" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/last-samurai-1024x576-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/last-samurai-1024x576-1.jpg?fit=770%2C433&ssl=1" />

May 12, 2023<May 14, 2023

Artistic License & Racial Representation in Hollywood

The Concept of Artistic License in Film In the intricate world of storytelling, artistic licensing – the practice of deviating from historical or factual…

Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?resize=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song" data-attachment-id="42734" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/mbube-stolen-lion-king-song/mbube-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?fit=1000%2C611&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,611" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?fit=300%2C183&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mbube.jpg?fit=770%2C470&ssl=1" />

April 30, 2023<May 1, 2023

Mbube The Stolen Lion King Theme Song

The sad story of how the song Mbube which became later known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight was stolen from South African composer Solomon…