BEST NEW MUSIC SPECIAL: AYRA STARR CONFIRMS HERSELF AS A GENERATIONAL STAR WITH “RUSH”

The ebbs and flows of Black art as an expression of our collective identity has moved from facets of activism and media censorship under tyrannical regimes to artistic freedom boosted by the synergy of the Black diaspora via virtual communities. For some of the most prominent African creators—think: Wizkid, Burna Boy, Lupita Nyong’o, Chimamanda Adichie—the …