WATCH:
In conversation with Clarke Peters and Delroy Lindo on their roles in Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods'
By Leandra Engelbrecht - Channel24
Clarke Peters (The Wire) and Delroy Lindo (Malcolm X) need no introduction. Together with Norm Lewis and Isiah Whitlock Jr they star in the new Spike Lee Netflix film, Da 5 Bloods. The four are Vietnam veterans who go on one last mission together to retrieve the remains of their squad leader and collect the gold they buried. (Read more here)
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As you diversify your social media feeds, here's how to meaningfully support Africa's content creators
By Phelokazi Mbude - W24
Before the rest of the world realised representation matters and long before inclusion and diversity became catchphrases, a charmed space existed in the blogging world. It was a potent, sacred and a niche corner of the internet, a fleeting incorruptible experience of true community. (Read more here)
LISTEN:
Water from an Ancient Well: Abdullah Ibrahim's Japanese cosmology
By Atiyyah Khan - Arts24
"In Japan, there is a concept called Ikigai - which means, what is it that you want to do when you wake up this morning. My Ikigai is what I’m doing. It's almost like finding your destiny. That's what the music does." (Read more here)
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'I saw the twins for about 15 minutes': Local dad shares heartbreaking story of premature birth during lockdown
"At 07:10 and 07:11 the twins were born. I was part of this whole process as a dad for only 2 hours." (Read more here)
Music is the secret ingredient to these lockdown workouts
Legend has it Ayanda Kahla, of AK Fitness, sets the mood (not to mention pace) of his workouts for his audience, by the music he plays. (Read more here)
Evo and Elektro: The Mercedes 'Baby-Benz' boomers
The Mercedes-Benz W201 series marked a new venture for the Stuttgart-based luxury car manufacturer. (Read more here)
Black Lives Matter: Reflections by News24 journalists
News24's journalists write openly about their personal struggles with racial prejudice and the fight for a fairer society. (Read more here)
Compiled by Herman Eloff. (Cover image: Netlix poster)
