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When the world shut down in 2020, Khaby Lame lost his factory job in...

Fela Anikulapo Kuti did not create music to be comfortable or convenient. He created it to confront, to question, and to awaken. Decades after his passing, his voice remains as relevant as ever—not because the world has changed enough, but because it has not. His posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is more than an honor; it is a quiet acknowledgment that truth, when spoken boldly, has a way of enduring. Fela’s life reminds us that legacy is rarely recognized on schedule. It unfolds over time, carried forward by the courage to stand firm and the clarity to speak without compromise. In honoring Fela today, history is not revising its judgment—it is catching up.

African women in sport have broken barriers and redefined strength. In athletics, football, basketball,...

Everywhere you turn, you’ll find women quietly raising the bar for what African innovation...