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    South African artist Yugen Blakrok poses in a black-and-white promotional photo.
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    05 June 2025

    Yugen Blakrok on Going Global Without Selling Out

    After six years in Europe, the South African rapper returns with The Illusion of Being, a new album forged from displacement, discipline, and defiance.

    Raoul Peck’s, 'I Am Not Your Negro,' Is a Must-Watch In the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder
    Film + TV
    05 August 2020

    Raoul Peck’s, 'I Am Not Your Negro,' Is a Must-Watch In the Wake of George Floyd’s Murder

    Revisiting James Baldwin's writing from decades past, this documentary shows just how little the Black experience in the US has changed.

    13 of Our Favorite Books On Black Resistance and Revolution
    Arts + Culture
    25 October 2017

    13 of Our Favorite Books On Black Resistance and Revolution

    Here are 13 of the most influential books about resistance and revolution by black visionaries.

    Barry Jenkins' Next Film Will Be An Adaptation of James Baldwin's 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
    Film + TV
    10 July 2017

    Barry Jenkins' Next Film Will Be An Adaptation of James Baldwin's 'If Beale Street Could Talk'

    The director of 'Moonlight' is set to adapt James Baldwin's 1974 book 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' into a feature film.

    Meet Raoul Peck, Director of the Powerful New James Baldwin Documentary 'I Am Not Your Negro'
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    18 January 2017

    Meet Raoul Peck, Director of the Powerful New James Baldwin Documentary 'I Am Not Your Negro'

    The filmmaker behind 'I Am Not Your Negro' discusses James Baldwin and the creative process behind his unconventional new documentary.

    Phoebe Boswell On Her James Baldwin-Inspired Tinder Project, ‘Stranger In The Village’
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    18 May 2016

    Phoebe Boswell On Her James Baldwin-Inspired Tinder Project, ‘Stranger In The Village’

    Phoebe Boswell tells Okayafrica more about the inspiration behind her Tinder installation that exposes Gothenburg's racial issues.

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