Film Review: ‘Kikuya Land’ "Kikuyu Land is a familiar story of (neo)colonial pillaging. Familiar, yes but not hackneyed. This has much to do with the film being spearheaded by those directly affected by – or indirectly implicated in – land misappropriation in Kenya." afropean.com/film-review-...

Theatre Review – ‘That Four Letter Word’ @ The Bread and Roses Theatre "Split into a three-part anthology for love, Landé Belo’s That Four Letter Word at The Bread and Roses Theatre is a contemporary spin on bell hooks’ idea of love as an action." afropean.com/theatre-revi...

Final two days: That Four Letter Word weaves together seemingly unconnected stories in an effortless and intimate celebration of love in all its forms. A must-see production! www.aiaw.org.uk #black_art #black_theatre

Theatre Review – ‘A Fine Idea’ @ The Arcola Theatre, London "Upon arrival in Kenya in 2024, she later realises the neocolonial nature of Western development frameworks and the ongoing cycle of economic dependency that often follows." afropean.com/theatre-revi...

Review of "Shoot the people". The new film by Andy Mundy-Castle (In cinemas from July 10th). afropean.com/film-review-... @shoot_the_people @misanharrinam @andymsee

Repost for @insidehrereads interview with @laurenesouthe "‘A Child of Congo, A Child of the World’: An Interview with Laurène Southe" afropean.com/a-child-of-c...

"This is a bittersweet remembrance of the sacrifices made in the final years of colonial rule. " Theatre Review: ‘Driftwood’ at Kiln Theatre, London afropean.com/theatre-revi...

Anthony Chima on Masculinity, Brotherhood, Crime and the Quest for Male Recognition in Nigeria. [MUST READ!] afropean.com/is-cultism-g...

"That Four Letter Word, award-winning theatre initiative Ain’t I A Woman? by Landé Belo celebrates the notion, popularised by bell hooks, of ‘love as an action’ rather than a feeling." @ThatFourLetterWord @LandeBelo afropean.com/preview-that...

"On Friday 26 June 2026, 400+ bicultural professionals, leaders, creatives, founders and allies come together at CRCL Park in Amsterdam for a full day built around agency, clarity, and real opportunity." afropean.com/preview-omek...

"Reportedly the UK’s largest annual gathering to honour African and Caribbean music and cultures, the Oyé festival returns to Liverpool’s Sefton Park for its 34th edition the weekend of 20-21 June 2026." afropean.com/preview-afri...

"The Harder They Come’s jubilant veneer, so intoxicating that it stirs the audience to panto-like participation, sugars the bitter-pill of the socio-political commentary. " Afropean's Tola Ositelu review of "The Harder They Come" afropean.com/theatre-revi...

Repost for "Rap Francais: France and the Art of Storytelling " afropean.com/rap-francais...

Nina N. Yeboah recounts a visit to a Swedish summer. afropean.com/notes-from-a...

Check out @lolaakinmade's amazing new project: Afroswede "This photography project aims to visualize and celebrate what integration feels like, when we can seamlessly blend all facets of our identities without having to choose one or the other." theafroswede.com

Repost for Robert Fiske's on Samuel Coleridge Taylor's early 1900's visits to the U.S.A. afropean.com/profound-mut...

"Ahead of the official opening on 18th April, Afropean.com attended an exclusive viewing of the V&A East Museum and its landmark exhibition... Chanelle Patterson shares her thoughts on this much anticipated cultural event. " afropean.com/the-va-easts...

"The Kasubi Tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Uganda’s capital Kampala, are the spiritual heart of the Buganda kingdom. " edition.cnn.com/travel/kasub...

Afropean.com weighs in on controversial fan favourite, the Michael biopic afropean.com/film-review-...

"Laurène Southe is a Congolese writer and activist based in Vienna, Austria. Afropean.com’s Abena Wariebi sat down with Laurène to discuss her debut poetry collection 'Child of Congo'... "afropean.com/a-child-of-c...e/

Repost for "We were here" in hope that it will tour the Eurozone sometime soon ... "If anyone attempts to deny the Black historical presence in Europe, this documentary promptly shows the receipts... " afropean.com/film-review-...

"Part one of a three part series, Tania Safura Adam - curator, writer, investigator and founding editor of Radio Africa - explores the history of Pan-Africanism in Spain" internationaleonline-org.translate.goog/es/contribut...

A timely repost for the "why" of Afropean.com "It would be through music that I would have my first encounter with the word ‘Afropean’. " afropean.com/why-afropean...

[Web-Series] Part 3 of 3: Anthony Chima on linguistics, race and culture. "From colonial classrooms to contemporary algorithms, English has never journeyed alone. It has always arrived with expectations about who should speak it, how, and for what purpose. " afropean.com/big-words-th...

Robert Fikes on "Passing" in 1950's USA "One of the saddest stories of passers was that of Philippa Duke Schuyler, a once widely publicised musical wunderkind... " afropean.com/colourism-pa...

[Web-Series] Part 2 of 3: Anthony Chima on the intersections between linguistics, race and culture "Black English speakers who command the language at a high level often report a subtle shift in perception within their community and beyond..." afropean.com/big-words-th...

Marvin Gaye would be celebrating his 87th birthday today, making today a good day to re-share @JohnyPitt's essay on his experience of "The Marvin Gaye Tour of Ostend, Belgium" afropean.com/midnight-lov...

[Web-Series] Part 1 of 3: Anthony Chima on linguistics, race and culture "Have you ever noticed how certain folk of African descent speak so eloquently? There’s a tendency... to grammatically embellish speech with colourful, often exaggerated vocabulary..." afropean.com/big-words-th...

"Highlights from the Elsa V. Goveia Memorial Speaker Series – ‘Haiti’s “Double-Debt”: From Commemoration to Reparation’ by Prof. Charles Forsdick @ UCL, UK – 18 March 2026 " afropean.com/highlights-f...

"... French duo Julien Gervaix & Damien Tesson reprise their Ireke project for album number two, Ayô Dele. Translated as ‘My joy has arrived’ in Yoruba, the album builds on the Afrofunk and Hi-Life foundations of its predecessor, with a heavier emphasis on the Funk... " afropean.com/album-review...