Khanya Khondlo Mtshali
Khanya Khondlo Mtshali

Khanya Khondlo Mtshali

Writer and critic

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Khanya Khondlo Mtshali
May 25, 2018 · 6 min read

From minstrel shows to hip hop, response records transformed American music through irony and wit

Without response records, there would be no Jay Z v Nas, Biggie v Tupac, Nicki v Remy, or Roxanne Shanté v…

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Khanya Khondlo Mtshali
May 17, 2018 · 7 min read

This outfit defined an era, created a riot, and was banned by the government

The zoot suit was a…

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Khanya Khondlo Mtshali
May 10, 2018 · 5 min read

The radical history of the headwrap

Born into slavery, then reclaimed by black women, the headwrap is…

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Khanya Khondlo Mtshali
Mar 16, 2018 · 3 min read

Donald Glover is finally proclaiming his genius as an artist. Pity that luxury only exists for Black men.

After years of hard work, Donald Glover is finally allowed to claim his status as a polymathic genius. Yet we don’t seem to grant Black women artists…

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Khanya Khondlo Mtshali
Mar 8, 2018 · 6 min read

The revolution will wear a dashiki

How a 1960s Harlem couple popularized Afrocentric fashion and built…

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