Africa | ROUTES https://routes-mag.com A Guide to African-American Culture Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 “Paradise Square” and New Perspectives on Tap Dance https://routes-mag.com/tapping-through-time-new-perspectives-on-tap-dance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tapping-through-time-new-perspectives-on-tap-dance https://routes-mag.com/tapping-through-time-new-perspectives-on-tap-dance/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:47:28 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=39064 At a recent Routes editorial meeting, there was a deep and somewhat heated conversation about the new musical on Broadway called “Paradise Square.” Produced by

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/afrofuturism-fact-fiction-or-fantasy-panel-discussion/feed/ 0 AfroFuturism: Chimurenga Renaissance and Fatoumata Diawara https://routes-mag.com/chimurenga-renaissance-and-fatoumata-diawara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chimurenga-renaissance-and-fatoumata-diawara https://routes-mag.com/chimurenga-renaissance-and-fatoumata-diawara/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:47:55 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=38612 Review AfroFuturism Concert at Carnegie Hall‘s Zankel Hall There is renewed excitement returning to live events. Each opportunity offering us a chance to rekindle our

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/chimurenga-renaissance-and-fatoumata-diawara/feed/ 1 Nzinga, Ancient Ruler of present-day Angola https://routes-mag.com/queen-mother-and-fierce-queen-warrior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=queen-mother-and-fierce-queen-warrior https://routes-mag.com/queen-mother-and-fierce-queen-warrior/#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:53:26 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=38372 Nzinga was born about 1582 to King Ngola Kiluanji Kia Samba, ruler of what is modern day Angola. As children, Nzinga and her brother, Mbandi,

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/queen-mother-and-fierce-queen-warrior/feed/ 0 AfroFuturism and Transgenerational Trauma from Slavery Past https://routes-mag.com/afrofuturism-and-transgenerational-trauma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afrofuturism-and-transgenerational-trauma https://routes-mag.com/afrofuturism-and-transgenerational-trauma/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:26:11 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=38187 As we close out our February issue, I find myself reflecting on the topics our Routes’ writers and photographers have shared. A recurring theme in

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/afrofuturism-and-transgenerational-trauma/feed/ 0 Futurism or more specifically AfroFuturism? https://routes-mag.com/futurism-or-more-specifically-afrofuturism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=futurism-or-more-specifically-afrofuturism https://routes-mag.com/futurism-or-more-specifically-afrofuturism/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:52:28 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=37684 Finding a way forward As I’ve worked with the Routes‘ team to put the February edition together. I’ve found myself encountering a recurring theme “futurism”

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