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Teju Cole Among African Finalists for PEN America Literary Awards
PEN America has given African literature enthusiasts reason to celebrate. Four African authors are among the finalists for the 2017 PEN America Literary Awards. Among them is Nigerian-American Teju Cole, the first writer in the awards’ 54-year history to be nominated twice in one year: for the $10,000 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of…
Controversy Amid Obama Commuting Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
Chelsea Manning has served nearly seven years of her 35-year sentence for leaking over 750,000 documents containing classified information to WikiLeaks. Manning, who is transgender, has been serving her sentence in an all-male military prison, despite her request to be transferred to a more appropriate facility. To be clear, Obama did not grant a full…
Profile: Wande Coal
R&B artist Wande Coal has gotten a lot of industry buzz and praise since breaking into the music scene in 2006. Born Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe in Lagos Island, Nigeria, Wande Coal got bitten by the music bug while singing in a church choir as a youth. His skills as a dancer got his foot…
Prince Harry: A Lifelong Connection with Africa
Prince Harry has not always been the most popular prince in the Kingdom; in fact, he’s had his fair share of controversy, troubles, and soul searching. But now, this “spare” heir has grown into a man and is finding purpose in his life. Prince Harry spends a considerable amount of time helping those in…
