African Student Organization NWMSU

03/06/2018

Thank you all for coming to A Taste of Africa and supporting our community!

02/26/2018

"The Africana-as-commodity vs. Africana-as-identity debate remains: is it more important to signal kinship to the African identity, regardless of true origin, manufacturing, and branding as opposed to genuinely drawing out authentic African production?"

From Zamunda to Wakanda, are we more interested in Africa as a commodity? Shamira Ibrahim poses these questions and more in this great essay.

The Flattening of the Diaspora in Pan-African Consumption Markets

02/22/2018

"For me, color makes life richer. Color makes life a little less boring, a little less agonizing." Nigerian photographer Obiageli Adaeze Okaro's striking portraits.

http://vsco.co/artsandculture/journal/female-solidarity

02/22/2018

You can now purchase 'A Taste of Africa' tickets online! Just follow the link:

02/19/2018

Víctor Patricio de Landaluze (1830-1889) was a Spanish-born painter who depicted slavery-era Cuba with candor and humor. He painted Cuban peasants, landowners, and African slaves. In "Nationalizing Blackness Afrocubanismo and Artistic Revolution in Havana, 1920-1040," Robin D. Moore considers him "an early representative of Cuban nationalist art" despite his conservatism. "Whatever his status," Moore writes, "Landaluze provides some of the best visual documentation available on Afrocuban expressive arts in the nineteenth century and of Cuban society generally."

The following paintings in order:
i. En la Ausencia de la Señora (In the Absence of the Lady)
ii. La llegada al baile (The Arrival to the Dance)
iii. Jugando a Los Amos de La Casa (Playing the Masters of the House)

02/10/2018

Clothes are by Rwandan designer, Mizero Cedric
Photographs by Burundi-born, Rwanda-based photographer, Chris Schwagga

01/31/2018

Get ready for A Taste of Africa! 🙌🏾 Our grand event of the semester will feature authentic African food, dancing, skits, a fashion show and more! We will also be having a Dashiki Party afterwards in the Station 💃🏾 We hope to see you all there!

When: March 3, 2018
Where: Third Floor Union Ballroom
Time: 7pm

Tickets are $10 and are on sale at the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion NWMSU office in the Student Union. For more information contact Estella Wesseh: [email protected]

01/30/2018

With two museums devoted to the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the way, Benin is one of a number of African countries reckoning with its role in the slave trade.

"The government acknowledges that if it wants to attract tourists, it will need to address concerns about whether Benin is whitewashing the actions of the slave trade’s architects. Advisers to the president said he plans to rename the Place de Chacha square in Ouidah, said to have been an open-air auction site for slaves.

Many members of the de Souza family are aghast at the idea.

[Moise de Souza, a descendant of prominent Benin slave merchant, Francisco Félix de Souza] vehemently opposes any mention of de Souza as a slave merchant in the new Ouidah ­museum.

“It’s the reputation of our family,” he said. “We don’t want to be known for this dirty thing.”"

01/26/2018

Thank you all for stopping by our table at Wednesday's org. fair! Our meetings are Tuesdays at 6pm, Meeting Room B in the Student Union! We hope to see you there!

01/18/2018

Another semester, another exciting event! We invite you to audition for our fashion show! Check the flyer for more details!

12/15/2017

Our founder, Destiny Anudike-Uzomah, graduates today! 🙌🏾We would like to say congratulations to the soon-to-be Doctor, and a big thank you for everything she has done! We wish you the best! ❤️

11/16/2017

"The late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been honoured in a Google Doodle, underscoring his status as a towering figure of 20th century literature."

Happy birthday to the father of modern African literature!

The late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been honoured in a Google Doodle, underscoring his status as a towering figure of 20th century literature. By creating a doodle marking what would have been Achebe’s 87th birthday, the tech giant is celebrating a writer many consider to be father of modern…