http://www.africanloft.com News, Commentary & Social Media from African Perspective Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:45:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.africanloft.com/jimmy-jean-louis-%e2%80%93-turning-tragedy-into-triumph/ http://www.africanloft.com/jimmy-jean-louis-%e2%80%93-turning-tragedy-into-triumph/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:13:45 +0000 Samantha Ofole-Price http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3905
"Playing a Haitian hero on television put some pressure on me as far as stepping up to the plate. Especially knowing the situation in Haiti, I had to speak up"]]> http://www.africanloft.com/jimmy-jean-louis-%e2%80%93-turning-tragedy-into-triumph/feed/ 1 http://www.africanloft.com/with-niyi-akinmolayan-director-nollywood-sci-fi-flick-kajola/ http://www.africanloft.com/with-niyi-akinmolayan-director-nollywood-sci-fi-flick-kajola/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:09:16 +0000 Pamela Stitch http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3836
"I dropped out of school to pursue what was natural to me: media and entertainment...and I realized if I had to make a difference, I needed to try something no one had tried before."]]> http://www.africanloft.com/with-niyi-akinmolayan-director-nollywood-sci-fi-flick-kajola/feed/ 6 http://www.africanloft.com/a-heart-to-mend-myne-whitman-talks-about-her-new-book/ http://www.africanloft.com/a-heart-to-mend-myne-whitman-talks-about-her-new-book/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:59:20 +0000 Pamela Stitch http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3748
a captivating first novel that presents the gripping tale of a young woman finding her feet in the world and how her life intersects with that of the wealthy egoist she meets.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/a-heart-to-mend-myne-whitman-talks-about-her-new-book/feed/ 1 http://www.africanloft.com/ten-minutes-with-laurence-fishburne/ http://www.africanloft.com/ten-minutes-with-laurence-fishburne/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:20:46 +0000 Samantha Ofole-Price http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3573
Laurence Fishburne has built a successful film career that spans three decades and talks to AfricanLoft about his latest heist drama "Armored".]]> http://www.africanloft.com/ten-minutes-with-laurence-fishburne/feed/ 7 http://www.africanloft.com/on-your-wedding-day-with-munaluchi-bridal/ http://www.africanloft.com/on-your-wedding-day-with-munaluchi-bridal/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:33:14 +0000 Pamela Stitch http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3452
"It all started as we prepared for our wedding we realized that there seemed to be no form of database on where Africans in the diaspora can get items that are necessary for a wedding." - Jackie, publisher of first African bridal magazine, Munaluchi Bridal.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/on-your-wedding-day-with-munaluchi-bridal/feed/ 6 http://www.africanloft.com/a-moment-with-bunmi-fash-author-of-%e2%80%9cin-her-eyes/ http://www.africanloft.com/a-moment-with-bunmi-fash-author-of-%e2%80%9cin-her-eyes/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:18:31 +0000 Misi Coker http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3416
I wrote one of the chapters of the novel in a taxi, on my way home. It was real there and then...]]> http://www.africanloft.com/a-moment-with-bunmi-fash-author-of-%e2%80%9cin-her-eyes/feed/ 2 http://www.africanloft.com/baaba-maal-on-his-most-recent-afro-fusion-cd-television/ http://www.africanloft.com/baaba-maal-on-his-most-recent-afro-fusion-cd-television/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:51:29 +0000 Pamela Stitch http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3415
The acoustic guitar playing traditional folk Senegalese musician discusses his latest album, "Television".]]> http://www.africanloft.com/baaba-maal-on-his-most-recent-afro-fusion-cd-television/feed/ 0 http://www.africanloft.com/pascal-atuma-our-nollywood-diasporian-comedian/ http://www.africanloft.com/pascal-atuma-our-nollywood-diasporian-comedian/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:17:40 +0000 Pamela Stitch http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3389
Pamela Stitch vs. Pascal Atuma. AfricanLoft talks to US-based Nigerian actor and movie producer.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/pascal-atuma-our-nollywood-diasporian-comedian/feed/ 0 http://www.africanloft.com/oris-eruhero-our-renaissance-man-on-nollywood-modeling-and-life/ http://www.africanloft.com/oris-eruhero-our-renaissance-man-on-nollywood-modeling-and-life/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:58:02 +0000 Pamela Stitch http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3364
One of the most versatile model and actor from the African continent tells AfricanLoft what makes him tick.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/oris-eruhero-our-renaissance-man-on-nollywood-modeling-and-life/feed/ 3 http://www.africanloft.com/kwesi-boakye-hollywood%e2%80%99s-cutest-kid/ http://www.africanloft.com/kwesi-boakye-hollywood%e2%80%99s-cutest-kid/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:12:51 +0000 Samantha Ofole-Price http://www.africanloft.com/?p=3344
Wise beyond his years, 10-year-old Kwesi has the presence of a Hollywood veteran and is able to answer interview questions with the ease of a 50-year professional. He tells AfricanLoft all about his latest projects.]]> http://www.africanloft.com/kwesi-boakye-hollywood%e2%80%99s-cutest-kid/feed/ 6