Kerry Washington will play a journalist in a forth-coming film The Other Side directed by Vagina Monologue creator Eve Ensler. She co-stars with Jane Fonda in the feature film which is set between Congo and New York, and is based around the plight of rape victims in Congo. Indie Wire has more.
Check out the freestyle session Naija’s Choc Boys (MI, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince and Brymo) put down on Tim Westwood’s show on BBC 1Xtra. Um, is blackberry freestyling allowed? We just asking… Check it out via the homies at Last Plane to Lagos.
Laduma Ngxokolo is a 26-year-old fashion entrepreneur steady on the come-up. We are digging his clothing line inspired by the initiation ceremonies of South Africa’s Xhosa people. Read his interview with The Fader here.
Vodun: African Voodoo is an exhibition of the private collection of Voodoo art collated by Jacques Kerchacheat. It’s on at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris until 25 September. See more details in the Independent.
And finally. One of our favourite blogs Out and About Africa ran this q&a with Serbian photographer Milan Josipovic, based around a shoot he did in Cape Town. Head over to the site to see the images and read the interview.
