Nigerian man paints his way into Guinness World Records

Nigerian art student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, has broken a decade-old record for the longest painting marathon after painting for 100 consecutive hours, Guinness World Records (GWR), has announced on its website. GWR said Ahaghotu, a sophomore at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, broke the record of 60 hours which was…

January 6, 20240Comments

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SIDNEY POITIER GAVE MORE THAN HE WAS GIVEN

Though the late actor was constrained by Hollywood’s disinterest in Black complexity, he fought to inject doses of reality into each of his performances. By Samantha N. Sheppard During his 1964 acceptance speech for the Academy Award for Best Actor, Sidney Poitier, slightly winded from his trek to the stage, breathily asserted, “Because it is a…

January 11, 20225Comments

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An extra that did more than just waka pass in Mamma Mia.. the Musical -Peju Akande

Whenever I go to the movie with my partner, we always wait to watch the credits even when everyone in the audience gets up as soon as they see it’s the end of the film. Being in the communications sector, we are aware there’s a lot to movies, shows, commercials… than the main characters that…

January 8, 20221KComments

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Triple A – Amazing African Ankara!

By Kirsten Okenwa Ankara wax prints are here to stay. For something as blindingly conspicuous as the brave, bold print, it certainly has enjoyed a long run for decades, in fashion and interiors. Such stamina is very remarkable considering fashion’s notoriously fickle nature and ever-shortening attention span. Yet, some of the industry’s most discerning…

January 3, 2021149Comments

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A curator’s museum is filled with looted African art. Now he wants it returned

The Kingdom of Benin took centuries to build and just a few days to raze to the ground.In February 1897, British forces stormed the ancient kingdom's capital city with rockets, shells and Maxim guns capable of firing 600 rounds per minute. A flotilla of warships joined the assault from adjacent waterways.Benin's defenders, fighting with blades…

December 4, 202013Comments

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The Young Picasso who beat autism

At age 8 against all odds, he shot through history books beating over 70 internationally established artists to clinch the prestigious Flame of Peace award. Arguments have been put forward suggesting that Michelangelo was almost certainly autistic. Writers claim some of his traits including a remarkable interest in his work, a temper that could change…

CAN AFRICAN ARTISTS BLAZE THE TRAIL?

The world watched as the Obamas unveiled their portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, on February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. It was a show of the artistic prowess of two African-American artists who were commissioned to create the art. Mr. Obama’s portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley, an established African-American…

August 10, 20184Comments

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Arts and crafts

Nigerian man paints his way into Guinness World Records

SIDNEY POITIER GAVE MORE THAN HE WAS GIVEN

An extra that did more than just waka pass in Mamma Mia.. the Musical -Peju Akande

Triple A – Amazing African Ankara!

A curator’s museum is filled with looted African art. Now he wants it returned

The Young Picasso who beat autism

CAN AFRICAN ARTISTS BLAZE THE TRAIL?

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