We were forcibly displaced to make way for a whites-only suburb
I was born and bred in Sophiatown. It was called Little Harlem. We had jazz, we had dancing clubs. You had dancing clubs where people would dance against each other.
There was so much going on in Sophiatown that the birds had to fly…
James Barnor: Ghana’s photography genius
From crawling babies to ‘cool Constance’, Barnor spent decades capturing his country’s independence and the diaspora experience during the swinging 60s.
Alfred Quarshie by the advertising board of the Ever Young Studio, circa 1955.
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Bose Omolayo: Nigerian hairdresser becomes para-powerlifting champion
A chance encounter was all it took for Bose Omolayo to begin her journey from hairdresser to two-time Paralympic Games powerlifting champion.
For while the Nigerian had no idea of her potential, it was clear to one of her visitors that…
I was trapped in my skin
I had episodes of skin bleaching from trying to clear my acne back then to proper skin bleaching. It was a cycle. I was basically trapped in my own skin. I was trapped doing this thing because whenever I stopped, it was hell.
My name is…
I had never actually met a female skater before I started Island Gals
I don't know how it would feel like because I've never skated with women but I thought it wold feel obviously much better.
My bame is Thato, I am 20 years old. I am the founder of Island Gals Shred. Island Gals is a community of women…
My son never felt safe and then they shot him dead
On average nearly one person an hour is shot dead in South Africa, experts say.
And the lived experience for some on the ground bears out the extent of gun violence.
"Every night there are bullets. Shooting, every day," said one…
How I survived a Nigerian train attack
It was a few minutes before eight. I cannot tell you where exactly we were, but we suddenly went off track and was rolling on stones.
The lights in the train went off so we were in darkness and suddenly bullets struck all around and we…
‘My dad burnt my training gear’ – Tobi Amusan on road to 100m hurdles world record
Tobi Amusan has become a world record holder and a world champion in the 100m hurdles, but she still remembers her father burning her running gear.
A fourth-placed finisher at both the 2019 World Athletics Championships and the delayed…
Eleven years in prison without trial was traumatic
My name is Godswill Udoh. I am 35 years old. I am from Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. I am not employed at the moment. I was arrested on November 26, 2010. I don’t even understand what they (security agents) were trying to achieve.
At the…
Brian Sampa: Doctor walking 140km to push for alcohol ban
A Zambian medical doctor has embarked on a 140km- (87mile) walk to campaign for a ban on the consumption of alcohol in the country.
Brian Sampa says alcohol is a source of many problems in Zambia.
His campaign has earned him the…
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