Culture

Who dares be the truth teller? Social commentator and satirist Bright Ackwerh (he/him) is a formidable force in Ghana’s political landscape. Calling out issues from corruption to colonial pressure through his outstanding illustrations, Obi Mgbado (he/him) asks Bright about his influences, dealing with state-sponsored cancel culture

Emancipation in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles is celebrated every 1 July with Keti Koti. Leading the annual commemoration's procession through Amsterdam, Edmon Ry Sael (he/him) speaks to Chiara Sriram (she/her) about connection to ancestors and the importance of memory. This feature is in The Quick

The Black British art scene has a passionate advocate in Lisa Anderson (she/her). The independent London-based curator, Founder of Lisa Anderson Arts Advisory and former Managing Director of the Black Cultural Archives, Brixton, talks to Marie-Anne Leuty (she/her) about cultural icons, community and active allyship. This

Oral storytelling transmits the echoes of ancestors across generations. African oral tradition has played a pivotal role in preventing the erasure of stories and bloodlines, resonating through history, parables and poetry. Keren Lasme (she/her) shares how oral traditions combine with her practice researching, documenting and uplifting our griots. This

Cairo's 'informal' neighbourhoods face demolition in the name of modernisation with generations of local communities disbanded and re-homed in new residential blocks. Photographer Mohamed Hozyen (he/him) documents the impact on his family as his grandmother faces the continual threat to her home and way