What We Want: The Reality Show”Growing Up African”
We found this via Mimi and we’re very excited to see the show. Growing Up African is a new reality show based on a tight knit Tanzanian family in the United States.
Sugarcane Magazine Remembers Smiley Culture
British Reggae Singer Smiley Culture (Davis Emmanuel -47) died today after a police raid in his Warlingham home. Police are still investigating his death.
Local Art: Meet Tennessee Potter Jim McDowel
Pottery is such a beautiful art form. You have the chance to shape earth into a work of art. In The State of Tennessee, located in the Southern portion of the United States , potter Jim McDowell creates face jugs that tell ancestral stories and celebrate current day triumphs.
Festival International Saint Georges Celebrates It’s 3rd Annual Festival
The Association International Festival Saint Georges presents it’s annual celebration April 28 through May 1st On the beautiful Island of Guadeloupe.
“I Will Follow” Gets Rave Reviews
“I Will Follow” by Ava DuVernay is getting positive national feed here in the United States. The film is about Maye (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) is a success.
Sugarcane Recommends: Reflections on the Self: Five African Women Photographers
The new Hayward Touring exhibition Reflections on the Self presents women’s visual narratives, as told through self-portraits and portraits of other women.
Sugarcane Book Club Recommends: “Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Ngugi is an internationally acclaimed Kenyan playwright, journalist, writer and professor. His theatrical work changed the way Theatre was experienced in Kenya and his work has been an inspiration and example to many writers around the world.
Europe’s ” Diversidad Project” Connects Urban Culture From All Over the Continent
Here at Sugarcane, we’ve professed our love for Hip Hop and all that it has accomplished globally. In Europe, The Diversidad Experience Celebrates Hip Hop/Urban Culture with a series of projects that promote the greatness of all things urban.
Ziggy Marley’s MARIJUANAMAN Debuts in April
He’s a Grammy Award-winning musician, an irrefutable Reggae star, and staunch environmental and social activist. In April, ZIGGY MARLEY steps into another creative arena with the release of MARIJUANAMAN from Image Comics.
Aaron Dworkin to Speak on ” Building Cultural Diversity”
Aaron Dworkin, founder and president of Sphinx and a man of monumental achievements, is coming to the Plymouth Community Arts Council in Plymouth, Michigan on March 15.