Film + TV
09 July 2019
Netflix's Newest Original Series Is Tackling What It Means To Be Young and Black in Italy
"Zero" is the brainchild of Angolan-Italian writer and TV host Antonio Dikele Distefano.
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13 June 2018
Hundreds of Rescued Migrants Begin Their Journey to Spain After Italy Refused To Take Them In
630 "exhausted" migrants are finally making their way to Spain after Italy refused to allow a rescue ship to dock.
News
21 October 2013
How Europe's Racism And Misogyny Led To The Lampedusa Tragedy
Ayana Smythe unpacks the relationship between misogyny and racism in Italy, and how these caused the recent tragedy at Lampedusa where 300 migrants drowned
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01 August 2013
Italy Is Not Just Racist, It's Anti-Black
Okayafrica explores Italy's racist mindset and suggests an open public debate that does not involve calls for violence. Or fruit.
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