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African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in six countries

YoopyaNov 2, 2024November 2, 20240

African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational

Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society and culture

YoopyaAug 29, 2024August 29, 20240

Automating food is unlike automating anything else. Food is fundamental to life – nourishing body and soul – so how it’s accessed, prepared and consumed

Juneteenth 101 Podcast features A Tribute to Ida Bell Wells-Barnett – Women’s History Month Special Presentation!

YoopyaMar 20, 2023April 22, 20230

March 19, 2023—Do Betta Production continues the 2023 Juneteenth 101 Podcast and Lecture Series with a long-overdue tribute to Ida Bell Wells-Barnett a Women’s History

Africa: Nigeria city celebrate its many twins with annual festival

YoopyaOct 19, 2022October 19, 20220

Twins appear to be unusually abundant in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Igbo-Ora. Nearly every family here has twins or other multiple births, says local chief

This New York Activist Wants To Replace A Statue Of Columbus With Toussaint L’Ouverture

YoopyaDec 5, 2017June 30, 20230

Glenn Cantave believes white supremacy in 2017 stems back to 1492. And he’s letting NYC’s mayoral commission know. In 2013, when Glenn Cantave was an

Professor Wole Soyinka is 81 years old

YoopyaJul 13, 2015July 2, 20230

In 1986 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The same year he was awarded the Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR. The great literary

A Conversation With the Authors of “Becoming Steve Jobs”

YoopyaMar 26, 2015May 21, 20230

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been the subject of myriad books. But the latest one, “Becoming Steve Jobs,” released on Tuesday, is the only one

A Feast to celebrate Yoruba culture

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

Feast, an ambitious and visually striking play that celebrates West Africa’s Yoruba culture and its impact in the Americas and Europe, is showing at the