Today, a giant fell. When I learned of the news of George Bizos's passing, my heart—like many across South Africa, I'm sure—sank. Bizos is a legend for a reason. I wasn't planning on sharing any reflections about Bizos or our encounters, because others, with longer, deeper, intimate knowledge of him, are far better placed. But then, I was texting a friend, who's in her late 20s, about why Bizos's passing has hit me particularly hard in a moment when there seems to be so much

Like many people across Africa and its diaspora, I recently watched Beyoncé’s latest visual album, Black Is King. As a Ghanaian-American living in South Africa, and an African studies student, I am always interested in stories by and about Black people. To my eye, Black Is King is a stunning visual representation of numerous African cultures. From the iconic hairstyles of the Fulani, to the Ndebele art made internationally famous by Esther Mahlangu, to Dogon indigenous astrol