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Kelela: "White People Don't Understand. Black People Don’t Have The Space To Suck"

Kelela gets real in a cover story for The FADER ahead of the release of her debut album "Take Me Apart."

Kelela laid down the truth with some choice words about her journey to releasing her upcoming debut album, Take Me Apart, in a recent cover story for The FADER.

After years of feeling as if it was "too late" to start her career, Kelela, a second-generation Ethiopian American, finally built the courage to write her first song when she was 25 years old.

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5 Things We Learned from 'The Stoop' Podcast About Making It As a New African Musician In the U.S.

The latest episode of 'The Stoop' dives into the experiences of first-generation African musicians in the U.S.

The latest episode of The Stooppodcast, called Music from the Hyphen Line, is all about the real struggles of being a musician with the dual identities of African and American. The episode focuses on musicians, but the words ring true to anyone who knows what it's like to be a part of two worlds.

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Tiwa Savage's New EP Has Us In Our Feelings

We can't get enough of Tiwa Savage's new EP, "Sugarcane." Listen in here.

Michael Dapaah aka Big Shaq Just Dropped 'Mans Not Hot' and It's Fire

Michael Dapaah just turned a comedic freestyle into a hit—and we're here for it.

Watch South African Film 'Catching Feelings' and More at the Urbanworld Film Festival in NYC

OkayAfrica will be co-presenting South African comedy, 'Catching Feelings,' starring Pearl Thusi and Kagiso Lediga at this year's Urbanworld Film Festival.

This New Doll With Albinism Shows Children That All Shades of Black Are Beautiful

In celebration of Albino Awareness Month in South Africa, meet doll collection Malaville's newest doll with albinism, Alexa.

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