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Disjointed: Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles, played by Brian Tyree Henry (left), and Earn, played by Donald Glover, in a scene from ‘Atlanta’

One Show Two Takes: ‘Atlanta’

The season’s finale leaves our two reviewers wanting

Protestors raise placards in front of Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park.  (Chika Oduah)

America’s ‘Black Mecca’ rallies against racist police brutality

Known as a hub of revolution during the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has once again been at the forefront of police brutality protests in the US

Love struck: Issa Rae is Mae in The Photograph, which is directed and written by Stella Meghie. (Sabrina Lantos/Universal Pictures)
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Black romance, no blackness

From the music to the plot, ‘The Photograph’ is a refreshing take on two people falling in love

Actor Donald Glover poses with his award during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

8 reasons to catch the Golden Globe awards tonight

The awards ceremony will be re-screened tonight on M-Net channel 101 at 8.30pm.

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​Toughie, the ‘loneliest frog on Earth’, croaks

Unable to migrate and not enough time to adapt to climate change, the Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog is extinct.

Obama as role model for black youth? Not so fast

The election of the first black president in US history should send a powerful signal to young black Americans: If Barack Obama made it, so can you.

Els, Immelman in the hunt in US

Anthony Kim maintained his form from last week’s Ryder Cup to charge into the lead in Thursday’s opening round at the Tour Championship.

Swimming with the whale sharks

It could be the setting for a <i>Jaws</i> movie: six snorkellers cruising just below the surface, until the mysterious whale shark appears.

Downtown Atlanta struck by tornado

A tornado hit downtown Atlanta on Friday night, causing several injuries and damaging buildings, including the roof of the Georgia Dome where thousands were watching a college…

Renovation complete at blighted US hotel

The site of the deadliest hotel fire in United States history — a tragedy that led to nationwide fire-safety reforms — will open to guests next month as a new boutique hotel…

Woods stays three ahead after day of low scoring

Tiger Woods maintained his three-shot lead at the Tour Championship after resisting a glut of low scoring on Saturday, spearheaded by United States Masters champion Zach Johnson…

Tiger surges ahead at Tour Championship

Tiger Woods played a six-hole stretch in seven-under par but followed with a back nine of even-par golf that left him three strokes ahead of the field on Friday after two rounds…

Baggy trousers upset Atlanta residents

Atlanta residents squared off Tuesday at a public hearing on a proposed city-wide ban on low-slung pants — or any clothing that exposes underwear in public. The proposed…

US schools overhaul art of programming

The lesson plan is called ”Artificial Unintelligence”, but it is written more like a comic book than a syllabus for a serious computer-science class. ”Singing, dancing and…

‘The movement was in her DNA’

Yolanda King, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jnr’s eldest child who pursued her father’s dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. She was 51.…

US campus killings may restart gun debate

The killings at Virginia Tech university on Monday will stir fresh debate in the United States over gun control and what drives people to go on shooting rampages through schools…

Els charges three clear at Hilton Head

Ernie Els continued his post-Masters rehabilitation by storming three shots clear of the field at the halfway stage of the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head, South Carolina on…

Els back to form at Hilton Head, Kelly sets pace

Ernie Els made partial amends for his missed cut at last week’s Masters with a fast start at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Thursday. The world number…

Man charged in 1964 civil rights Mississippi murders

A man has been charged in connection with the murder of two black teenagers abducted and killed in Mississippi in 1964 at the height of the United States civil rights era, US…

Aussie golfer Scott grabs share of US PGA lead

Australian Adam Scott fired a three-under par 67 in Atlanta on Friday to grab a share of the lead with American Joe Durant after the second round of the United States PGA Tour…