Music
15 October 2021
6 Samples From 'Éthiopiques' in Hip-Hop
A brief history of Ethio-jazz cultural exchange featuring songs by Nas & Damian Marley, K'naan, Madlib and more.
4 years ago
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Stories by Abel Shifferaw
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15 February 2018
The Forgotten '70s Ethiopian Funk and Soul of Ayalew Mesfin
Unheard Ethio-grooves from 1970s Addis Ababa released by Now Again Records and Vinyl Me, Please.
7 years ago
Video
04 December 2017
This Beautiful Congolese Jazz Collaboration Is The Best Thing You'll See This Week
You need to watch Flockey Ocscor and BADBADNOTGOOD's new collaborative video.
7 years ago
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30 November 2017
Hailu Mergia Is Releasing His First New Album In 15 Years
Hear the lead single from the Ethiopian keyboard and accordion virtuoso's forthcoming album Lala Belu.
7 years ago
News
17 November 2017
Abolish the Police, Now!
An interview Mohamed Shehk from Critical Resistance on what we mean when we say abolish police and prisons
8 years ago
News
10 November 2017
The Police Are Cool, Totally Kidding They Are the Worst
Op Ed: Abolishing the criminal injustice system is the only way forward.
8 years ago
News
03 October 2017
Death To Fascism, Then and Now: How Ethiopia Fought Back Against Mussolini
Ethiopians were the first to fight fascism. With right wing nationalism on the rise again we can take a page from their book.
8 years ago
Controversial
14 August 2017
Dear Alt-Right: A Sober Explanation of Why Your Ideas Are Wrong—with An Aside to Liberals
"You don’t give Nazis one inch. You stop them, at all costs."
8 years ago
News
03 August 2017
Africa Will Be a Little Too Lit If We Don’t Do Something—a Conversation on Climate Change
We speak with Lerato Letebele, of the climate change organization 350, about how climate change is impacting the continent, and what we can do to help fight it.
8 years ago
Film + TV
20 July 2017
Hotep Watch: The Mysterious Connection Between Hoteps and Hotels
In our first edition of Hotep Watch, we connect the dots between Dr Umar Johnson, the Illuminati and Paris Hilton
8 years ago
Travel
15 June 2017
No Borders: What You Need To Know When Visiting Havana, Cuba
Traveling While Black: where to stay, what to see and what to avoid doing while visiting Havana, Cuba.
8 years ago
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25 May 2017
Mulatu Astatke’s Gorgeous 1972 Ethio-Jazz Album Has Been Reissued
Mulatu Astatke’s classic Ethio-jazz album, 'Mulatu of Ethiopia,' never ceases to captivate. The LP's been newly reissued by Strut Records.
8 years ago
Video
21 April 2017
“I Told Her Yene Fikir Just to Dick Her,” This Toronto Singer's "Habaesha" Video Is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ramriddlz, another incarnation of the Drake-sponsored Toronto sound ting is back with the visuals for “Habaesha.”
Audio
19 April 2017
This Is A Review Where I Write About How I Think ‘DAMN.’ Is Pretty Good—A Classic Perhaps
I’ll go ahead and give Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' 9 and a half of Tupac’s bandanas out of 10.
Controversial
16 March 2017
This Week In White American Crime: Hate Crimes
The second entry in our series, This Week in White American Crime, focuses on one of the more pathological variants of white crime: hate crimes.
Audio
14 March 2017
Oddisee Asks For Introspection and Understanding On His Stellar New Album ‘The Iceberg’
Rapper and producer Oddisee has released his latest studio album 'The Iceberg.'
News
27 January 2017
This Week in White American Crime
A non-exhaustive list of the exhaustive crimes committed by white male U.S. citizens.
Latest
06 January 2017
Yasiin Bey Channels Basquiat In His New Album 'December 99th,' But Falls Short
Yasiin Bey & Ferrari Shepard's 'December 99th' feels like a producer and vocalist blindly reaching in the dark.
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