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• 35 Top African-American Artists on the Work That Inspires Them

  March 20, 2020

  Over the past 20 years, a new vanguard of African-American creators has helped define the 21st century. Jordan Peele. Ta-Nehisi Coates. Kara Walker. Ava DuVernay. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/19/arts/african-american-art-inspiration.html more ›

• IRA in Ghana: Double Deceit

  March 16, 2020

  Russian operation linked to former IRA associates employed social media users in Ghana to target black communities in the US On March 12, 2020, CNN, Twitter, Facebook, Graphika, and two… more ›

• Facebook uncovers Russian-led troll network based in west Africa

  March 13, 2020

  A newly discovered Russian-led network of professional trolls was being outsourced to Ghanaian and Nigerian operatives, according to Facebook and Twitter, who removed the network’s accounts on Thursday. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/13/facebook-uncovers-russian-led-troll-network-based-in-west-africa?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Add_to_Pocket more ›

• Revealed: the great European refugee scandal

  March 12, 2020

  Evidence obtained by the Guardian exposes a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the Mediterranean by , Apostolis Fotiadis and Zach Campbell… more ›

• Teranga – the migrant-run Afrobeat nightclub uniting Naples – video

  March 7, 2020

  https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2020/feb/07/teranga-the-migrant-run-afrobeat-nightclub-uniting-naples-video more ›

• The Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus Differently

  March 5, 2020

  Concierge doctors, yachts, chartered planes and germ-free hideaways. The new coronavirus knows no national borders or social boundaries. That doesn’t mean that social boundaries don’t exist. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/style/the-rich-are-preparing-for-coronavirus-differently.html more ›

• Here’s the File Clearview AI Has Been Keeping on Me, and Probably on You Too

  March 3, 2020

  After a recent, extensive, and rather withering bout of bad press, the facial recognition company Clearview AI has changed its homepage, which now touts all the things it says its… more ›

• How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America

  March 3, 2020

  The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined. And it may have begun in the United States Haskell… more ›

• Michael Ignatieff on the Future of Democracy

  February 23, 2020

  We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our… more ›

• A Kenyan Painter Casts a Critical Eye on China’s Role in Africa

  February 22, 2020

  Michael Soi’s “China Loves Africa” collection examines the symbiotic and often corrupt relationship between Beijing and African elites. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/world/africa/michael-soi-kenya-china.html more ›