VIRTUAL EVENT—The Africa Center, in partnership with africasoftpower presents “Gen xYZ: Unsilenced Voices Propelling Change through Creative Power and Social Media #ENDSARS,” a deep dive into the gears driving the youth-led social movement against police brutality and bad governance in Nigeria with implications...

Portrait taken in Egypt in 1959, by Eugene Harris. (Photo via @mzle_le) #TBT

Getting you hair braided, twisted, combed or cut is a cherished, intimate—and sometimes painful—experience. What are your fondest memories of it? Let us know in the comments. #AfricanArtIntheEveryday
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The ancestral art of basketry, captured in Rwanda by photographer @Jolitropisme. "The Rwandan baskets are made out of sisal which is grown either on farms belonging to the basket weavers, or purchased" writes the photographer. "Sisal is an exceptionally durable and strong material,...

Guinean artist @soulby_thb holds a sign that reads: “How many more deaths before it changes?” outside of the Place du Trocadéro in Paris. #democracyforguinea
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Guineans in the diaspora and on the ground continue to demand change after protests...