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African Day festival organised by the African countries represented in Pakistan, provided a real feast to people of Islamabad. Visitors enjoyed traditional African delicacies. Cultural performances by African artists added color to African day festivities ... Cultural performances by African artists added color to African day festivities....

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ALEX OKOSI: His Midas Touch, Global Reach Celebrating Passion, Professionalism and Africa

This Day 16 Jun 2019

Today, he brings African talents to the global scene ... It was in 2005 that Okosi spearheaded the launch of MTV Base Africa, the African version of MTV Europe’s urban music service, MTV Base. The channel was launched with a piece of live music special with performances from local African and international artists....

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COLUMN: A LIFE OF COURAGE

Dawn 16 Jun 2019

Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina died in May 2019 at the young age of 48 but, in his short lifetime, he made as many gains for African literature as he did for the visibility of LGBTQ people in East Africa ... Your African characters may include naked warriors, loyal servants, diviners and seers, ancient wise men living in hermitic splendour....

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CRITICAL MASS: Miles Davis’ "The Birth of the Cool" was a counter-revolution toward melody, harmony

Arkansas Online 16 Jun 2019

So compare whatever idea of cool you have in your head to one from the Gola people of Liberia, as presented by Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson, who has made a career studying and writing about African art, in an article published in the journal African Arts in 1973 titled "An Aesthetic of the Cool".....

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On my radar: Yinka Ilori’s cultural highlights

The Guardian 15 Jun 2019

The artist and designer on rapper Dave, learning to love live poetry, and the best west African food in London Designer Yinka Ilori was born in east London in 1987 to British-Nigerian parents and studied furniture and product design at London Metropolitan University....

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Battle flag carried by black Union troops sells for $200K

Richmond Times Dispatch 15 Jun 2019

DENVER, Pa. (AP) — A flag that was carried into battle by a black Union regiment during the Civil War and hand-painted by an acclaimed African American artist will join one of the country's most comprehensive Civil War collections .......

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Atlanta History Center acquires rare battle flag of Civil War's black troops

Democratic Underground 15 Jun 2019

Six feet wide and more than four feet tall, the silk flag was painted by an African American artist in Philadelphia ... ....

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Damian Barr: On My Culture Radar

The Irish Times 15 Jun 2019

Restaurant ... Artist/designer ... He’s often reduced to tote bags and tea towels, but using the visual language of the street, graffiti and pan-African and rave culture, he’s one of the most political artists of his generation.  ... It’s a brilliant depiction of genteel, artistic poverty in New York, and a look at the gossipy, literary scene of the time....

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Atlanta History Center acquires rare battle flag of colored troops

Atlanta Journal 15 Jun 2019

Six feet wide and more than four feet tall, the silk flag was painted by an African American artist in Philadelphia ... The center bid on the flag at auction Thursday, and announced its acquisition Friday. According to the history center, at least 180,000 African Americans served in the United States Colored Troops, a branch of the U.S ... CONTRIBUTED ... ....

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Full platter of Juneteenth celebrations planned Saturday

Waco Tribune-Herald 14 Jun 2019

Community groups are joining forces Saturday for a full day of Juneteenth events, starting with a parade and continuing with a free lunch and an expo for small businesses and artists ... Visitors will see artists' work and displays on African American history....

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Grand Point North 2019: First Look

Seven Days 14 Jun 2019

As always, a heap of Vermont-based artists round out the bill ... More artists are expected to be added to the lineup, including the winners of this year's Grand Point North Local Band Contest, co-sponsored by Seven Days ....

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Atlanta History Center purchases black Union regiment’s flag for $196,800

Penn Live 14 Jun 2019

The flag was painted by David Bustill Bowser, an African American artist who was a member of one of the regiments and the son of a fugitive slave ... The flag was painted by David Bustill Bowser, an African American artist who was a member of one of the regiments and the son of a fugitive slave....

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Stacey Dooley defends Comic Relief trip to Uganda after 'white saviour' row

The Independent 14 Jun 2019

An art piece by South African-born artists Athi-Patra Ruga ... An image from C-Stunners by Nairobi-based artist Cyrus Kabiru ... Rainbow Girls, which captures the lesbians of South African townships of Gugulethu and Khayelitsha who have been disowned by their families ... An art piece by South African-born artists Athi-Patra Ruga....