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Features & Essays

Skin Bleaching and Colourism in Africa - Afrocritik
Is There a Parallel Between the Skin Bleaching Epidemic and Colourism That is Being Overlooked in Africa?
Film Locations Are a Tool for Storytelling in Nollywood, Beyond The Visual Aesthetics - Afrocritik
Beyond the Visual Aesthetics, Film Locations Are a Tool for Storytelling in Nollywood
Afrocritik's tribute to Pat Nebo, veteran Production Designer
Pat Nebo, Nollywood’s Veteran Production Designer, Documented Nigeria’s History Through Filmmaking
Nhachi Nwanyị Custom in Igboland - Afrocritik
Nhachi Nwanyị Custom in Igboland: A Relevant Practice or a Stronghold for Patriarchy?
Classics Nigerian Music from the 60s to 2000s Afrocritik
An Ode to Classics: Unearthing the Treasures of Old Nigerian Music
Nollywood original soundtrack era afrocritik
Revisiting Nollywood’s Original Music Score Era: What Soundtracks Reveal About the Progress of Nigeria’s Film Industry

Interviews

Film & TV

AMVCA Trailblazer
It’s the Eleventh Edition, and We Still Don’t Know What the AMVCA Trailblazer Award Is
AMVCA
2025 AMVCA: How the Stars Lit up the Night With Style
AMVCA
AMVCA 2025: What Are We Really Celebrating?
Nollywood
14 Prolific Writer-Director Collaborations in Nollywood
AMVCA Cultural Day
10 Celebrities Who Slayed the 2025 AMVCA Cultural Day
Owambe Thieves
“Owambe Thieves” Review: Zubby Michael Is the Only Upside to This Pandemonium of a Movie

Music

intellectual property
It’s 2025 and We Still Don’t Understand Intellectual Property in Kenya
Afrocritik monthly spotlight valentine
Afrocritik’s Weekly Music Spotlight: Energy Boost
rap
Odumodublvck & the Never-Ending Fight Over What Nigerian Rap Should Be
Afrocritik monthly spotlight valentine
Afrocritik’s Weekly Music Spotlight: Something Different
I Dream In Color
“I Dream In Color” Review: Magixx’s Debut Album Offers an Unfiltered Look Into His Mind
Best of Both Worlds
“Best of Both Worlds” Review: Kel-P and Wande Coal’s EP Struggles to Meet Expectations
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VIDEOS

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Books

In Abi Dare’s “The Girl with the Louding Voice,” Language Plays a Foremost Role in Storytelling
The Son of the House: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s Powerful Storytelling Builds an Edifice from an Age-worn Plot
Chibundu Onuzo’s “The Spider King’s Daughter” Fails Tragically in its Literary Bidding
The Call to Greater Understanding: A Review of Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Ogadinma: Or Everything Will Be All Right”
Book Review: Why Chibundu Onuzo’s “Welcome to Lagos” Failed to Hit Its Mark
Book Review: In “Colours Of Hatred”, Obinna Udenwe Bridges The Gap Between The Literary And Detective Forms Of Novel Writing

Culture

Fashion

Grammy

2026 Grammy Awards: How African Celebrities Brought the Fashion Heat to the Red Carpet

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AMVCA

2025 AMVCA: How the Stars Lit up the Night With Style

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AMVCA Cultural Day
10 Celebrities Who Slayed the 2025 AMVCA Cultural Day
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Met Gala
What Africa Wore to the Met Gala 2025: Fashion, Symbolism, and the Limits of Black Dandyism
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2025 Grammy
Bold, Regal, and Stylish: African Artistes at the 2025 Grammys
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Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

Sports

Explainers

Fiction & Poetry