Tag: Culture

The journey that helped save Nigeria’s art for the nation

 The Nigerian National Museum in Lagos sits in the city like a…

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Beauty contest sparks row over who counts as South African

When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss…

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The last generation of facial scar bearers in Nigeria

Facial scarification was once popular across Nigeria. Deep cuts, usually on both…

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Showcasing culture through music – Malawi’s Tay Grin

Thirty-seven-year-old Malawian hip-hop artist, Limbani Kalilani, better known by his stage name, Tay…

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Tolulope Adeleke-Aire: ‘I want dads to be involved in raising their babies’

Tolulope Adeleke-Aire is a trained nurse and midwife who moved to Nigeria…

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How a grandmother from Nigeria ended up in Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’

Mojisola Odegbami did not anticipate that a trip to the United States…

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The day Stephanie Summerville cared for a Ku Klux Klansman in black-excluded America

Stephanie Summerville wanted a job after she had left university without completion…

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