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FEATURES:
29 ARTWORKS: In The Spirit
Visit our mainstream museums and galleries,
and whilst the work on display is culled from
our complex collective history, the audiences,
so often do not represent that panorama. Dr
Augustus Casely-Hayford, Programme Director,
Africa 05, explains the reasoning behind this
year long cultural celebration
42 COVER STORY: Christ Almighty!
As Jesus beats Beckham in the ‘superhero’
stakes, we ask Dr. Robert Beckford whether
Jesus still matters in popular black culture, and
send him off in search of a black Christ
62 INSIGHT: Carnival In Context
What do African-American politicians Adam
Clayton Powell, Martin Luther King, Elijah
Muhammad, Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan,
Jesse Jackson, and Reverend Al Sharpton all
have in common?
70 IN FOCUS: The Commissioner
Superintendent Leroy Logan is the highestranking black officer in the Metropolitan Police.
Here he tells Amina Taylor why he was forced
to call his employers to task
74 GARY YOUNGE IN NEW YORK:
Messiah Complex
What do African-American politicians Adam
Clayton Powell, Martin Luther King, Elijah
Muhammad, Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, Jesse
Jackson, and Reverend Al Sharpton all have in
common?
02 DRUM VISION: The Last Supper
PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL:
32 PHOTOGENIC: The Seeing Eye
48 ENTERPRISE: Bye-Bye Bubu
- Hello Afropolitan
“We are Afropolitans: not citizens, but Africans
of the world.” Taiye Tuakli-Wosornu uncovers a
new breed of cultural hybrids
86 WOMAN 2 MAN: Dance With My Father
More men are growing old without knowing
their children. One writer shares her journey of
forgiveness
STYLE & FASHION:
Be a part of the beautiful with photography
by Kofi Allen, interviewed by Paul Boakye
40 OBJECT OF DESIRE:
Combat cancer and support rugby and cricket
with the Everyman shoes from Oliver Sweeney
56 FOR HER: Eden
Fashion advertisement feature
77 WEARS: Walks On Water
Fashion inspired by the passion of Christ
88 GROOMING: How Clean Are You?
Our nutritionist Soliman Laurence helps you stay
clean on the inside out
101 INTERIOR:
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