#pan-africanism

#pan-africanism

Here is another outstanding example, from writer-director Yemi Bamiro, about the remarkable career of Kwame Brathwaite, a photographer, musician and African American activist who was a unique politico-aesthete. With his brother Elombe, he virtually invented the phrase Black Is Beautiful in the 1960s by photographing the Grandassa Models in Harlem: young African American women who became the sensational template for beauty, doing away with the usual cosmetic products and the usual white standard of femininity.

The Thomas Sankara Mausoleum honors Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, designed to reflect the enduring legacy of Sankara and his twelve aides through innovative architectural elements.

When I started doing exhibitions, I saw how deep the need was for us to reflect who we are. It became important to construct narratives that resonate with our identities and histories.