Tanner Adell is one of the four Black, female country singers featured on ‘Blackbiird.’ Michael Hickey/Getty Images April 3, 2024 Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers Katie Kapurch, Texas State University and Jon Marc Smith, Texas State University To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.
Images of one-horned rain-animals have been found in the northern parts of the Eastern Cape province. Courtesy David M. Witelson June 21, 2023 Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art David M. Witelson, University of the Witwatersrand Some explorers believed they had found unicorns depicted on rocks. The truth behind the paintings is far more interesting.
Vusamazulu. Artwork © Sindiso Nyoni April 1, 2020 Obituary: South Africa’s towering healer, prophet and artist Credo Mutwa Sinethemba Makanya, University of the Witwatersrand His life’s work was asserting the humanity and history of the Bantu people, while proposing that the soul was able to bring knowledge of the past and of the future into the present.