Netflix gives African film a platform—but the cultural price is high
Staff
August 11, 2025
A study found that the intervention of U.S. streamers like Netflix has led to the development of glossier versions of Africa.
Tag: Africa
This year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival puts African women in the spotlight
Charlie Smith
July 16, 2025
Bab L’Bluz, Les Mamans du Congo x Rrobin, and the Zawoose Queens are all led by women.
Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa
Staff
December 25, 2024
Ekezie, a humourist and journalist, has gained millions of followers with skits that poke fun at the world’s perceptions of the continent.
Is “Africa” a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?
Staff
September 2, 2024
Two scholars suggested a name like Anaesia—derived from Igbo-African for land or place of origin—could be considered in place of “Africa”.
Stevie Wonder’s Ghanaian citizenship reflects long-standing links between African Americans and the continent
Staff
June 7, 2024
The global superstar’s desire for African citizenship took root during his tour of the continent in the 1970s.
U.S. Christian right has taken aim at LGBTIQ+ rights, sex education, and abortion in Africa—new book
Staff
May 20, 2024
According to author Haley McEwen, Christian pro-family campaigning in Africa today can be viewed as retooling colonial control mechanisms.
Netflix gives African film a platform—but the cultural price is high
Staff
August 11, 2025
This year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival puts African women in the spotlight
Charlie Smith
July 16, 2025
Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa
Staff
December 25, 2024
Is “Africa” a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?
Staff
September 2, 2024
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.