This article appeared in the Oct. 14, 1978 AFRO. The history of journalism is filled with any number of incidents where instead of waiting for news to happen, a newspaper went out and made it happen, ...

Laugh all you want but the success of filmmaker Brett Michael Innes’ first foray into mockumentary territory with “Daryn’s Gym” is part of a growing South African slate flexing its muscles within a ...

“Afro-Futurism seeks to confront, not to escape. What the show aims to bring to Second City is social commentary through sketch and stand-up comedy—mediums that deliver messages in an up-close, ...

The Black Star Experience has entered into a partnership with United Kingdom-based Ghanaian-owned events company L’extase Limited to develop a major annual comedy event aimed at promoting Ghanaian and ...

Nearly a decade after it was first staged, Jocelyn Bioh’s study of girlhood in 1980s Ghana is better than ever in irresistible new production ...

For most Americans, their first exposure to South African comedy has been Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Noah’s January 20, riff on Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald ...