Khanya MtshaliStandards, Nerves and Anxieties ApplyI wish I had the nerve to skip the part where people explain why they’ve started or return to a writing platform but I can’t. Over the…6 min read·Mar 19, 2021----
Khanya MtshaliThe triumph of friendship in SpudBased on the popular series written by John van de Ruit, Spud is a testament to the great intimacy of teenage friendships16 min read·Jun 1, 2020----
Khanya MtshaliinTimelineFrom minstrel shows to hip hop, response records transformed American music through irony and witWithout response records, there would be no Jay Z v Nas, Biggie v Tupac, Nicki v Remy, or Roxanne Shanté v The World6 min read·May 25, 2018--3--3
Khanya MtshaliinTimelineThis outfit defined an era, created a riot, and was banned by the governmentThe zoot suit was a subversion of capitalism’s uniform, worn largely by black and hispanic men7 min read·May 17, 2018--9--9
Khanya MtshaliinTimelineThe radical history of the headwrapBorn into slavery, then reclaimed by black women, the headwrap is now a celebrated expression of style and identity5 min read·May 10, 2018--28--28
Khanya MtshaliDonald Glover is finally proclaiming his genius as an artist.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…3 min read·Mar 16, 2018----
Khanya MtshaliinTimelineThe revolution will wear a dashikiHow a 1960s Harlem couple popularized Afrocentric fashion and built a community where black power thrived6 min read·Mar 8, 2018--2--2
Khanya MtshaliNostalgic ‘YeThere’s an inflation of Kanye West’s self-proclaimed genius that speaks to society’s reliance on nostalgia to escape the realities of…4 min read·Apr 1, 2016----
Khanya MtshaliOn Hero WorshipGrowing up, my parents would make us listen to jazz every Sunday afternoon. Being the churchgoing family we were, I used to dread having to…5 min read·Jan 25, 2016----
Khanya MtshaliReview: Vertigo by Joanna WalshI reviewed the book Vertigo by Joanna Walsh (2015).5 min read·Dec 23, 2015----