The 12th season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange will open with two documentaries about Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, the originators of Afrobeat. Premiering on the WORLD channel at 8 PM ET on January 20th will be Joel Zito Araújo’s film My Friend Fela followed by Birth Of AfrobeatContinue Reading
Danielle Brooks, who stars on the Netflix show Orange Is The New Black, is hosting the 11th season of AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. Brooks is known for playing the character Taystee in Orange Is The New Black and Sofia in the Broadway production of The Color Purple. The 11thContinue Reading
[youtube id=”9HU3ITf4GJQ”] Nikki Beharie is the host of Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange’s ninth season and this is the trailer for the season. Afropop starts its next season with An American Ascent on January 16th. The film is an award-winning documentary about the first African-American team to attempt climbing NorthContinue Reading
NEW YORK (December 22, 2014)—Actress Yaya DaCosta, soon to be seen in the title role of Lifetime’s I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story, will host the public television series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Exchange as it returns for its seventh season. The star will emcee the new seasonContinue Reading