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Accra, Ghana: The city of African liberation
“Obruney, obruney! [white man, white man]” the little black girl screams as she runs into the street, arms flailing from side-to-side, as I pass her home. I wave back and immediately my frown turns into a smile. It’s scenes like these that can turn any depressing day into a happy one. I was always walking…
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Plastic is the scourge of Africa
Yesterday, the BBC reported Mauritania’s environment minister is planning to implement a ban on plastic bags in the West African nation. A bold step. Not all plastic, I assure you, but small, thin plastic bags. The ones you receive from salespeople on the street, and at every shop when purchasing small items (even when it’s…
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Culture Unplugged “Humanity Explored” online film fest
Earlier this year I was asked by organizers of the Culture Unplugged film festival to contribute two of my films to the upcoming online festival themed “Humanity Explored.” I agreed and submitted my short film called “Burgundy” about the struggle of Montreal’s historic black community, known as Little Burgundy, to reopen the Negro Community Centre,…
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