Africa
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Magic Hats: Dancing in the Streets of Soweto
February 3, 2014 -
On a visit to the Soweto street that was once home to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, filmmaker Jake Sumner recorded a stunning performance by local contortionist dance duo Skeleton Pantsula Crew. More -
Living in Fear: Gay and Persecuted in Uganda
December 3, 2013 -
Photographs capture sorrow, anger and glimpses of hope in Uganda, where pastors and politicians alike have inveighed against same-sex relations, leading many gays and lesbians to experience eviction, job loss, estrangement and assault. More -
Dadaab: The Clock Is Ticking
November 4, 2013 -
For those familiar with the extreme poverty and crime Somalis face—in their own country and in Kenya’s rapidly growing Dadaab camp—Al-Shabaab’s deadly attack on an upscale Nairobi mall was not a matter of if but of when. More -
Queer Faces Made Visible in Africa
July 1, 2013 -
Despite South Africa’s expansive gay rights laws and international leadership on marriage equality, the nation’s LGBTQ women have been frequent targets of brutal violence. Challenging the marginalization of her community, artist Zanele Muholi captures the individuality of queer women throughout Africa in resolutely political photo-portraits. More -
Mali: The Euphoric Era of Independence, in Photos
June 3, 2013 -
The vibrant studio photographs of Adama Kouyaté evoke a cultural moment before Mali made headlines as a country besieged by insurgents, at war, and suffering from ongoing poverty, portraying the nation’s youthful optimism following independence from the French. More