Melissa Chemam

Bristol, Marseille, Paris

Writer, Reporter and Producer at Freelance

*Journalist: on the Global South, mostly Africa (@RFI_En - ex BBC, CBC, DW, Velvet Film, F24...) *Writer: on cultural activism, African & diaspora art, protests

Articles

Biopic explores the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon, a century after his birth

2 weeks ago | modernghana.com | Melissa Chemam

Soldier, psychiatrist, philosopher... who was Frantz Fanon? A new film by director Jean-Claude Barny seeks to answer that question in a year that marks a century since the birth of one of the most influential figures in 20th-century anti-colonial thought. Barny, who hails from Guadeloupe, said it was important to understand Fanon's Caribbean culture, his Western culture, his African culture, but also to view him as a man "capable of absorbing all cultures" – and of detaching himself from them too.
Biopic explores the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon, a century after his birth

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Melissa Chemam

Soldier, psychiatrist, philosopher... who was Frantz Fanon? A new film by director Jean-Claude Barny seeks to answer that question in a year that marks a century since the birth of one of the most influential figures in 20th-century anti-colonial thought. Barny, who hails from Guadeloupe, said it was important to understand Fanon's Caribbean culture, his Western culture, his African culture, but also to view him as a man "capable of absorbing all cultures" – and of detaching himself from them too.
Biopic explores the life and legacy of Frantz Fanon, a century after his birth

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Melissa Chemam

1 day agoCEO Charged After Barefoot Dance Floor Confrontation on Virgin VoyagesA vacation on the high seas turned confrontational when a passenger was arrested for allegedly choking another passenger aboard an adults-only Virgin …1 day agoReunion Island launches emergency health plan amid chikungunya epidemicHealth authorities in France's Reunion Island on Friday launched an emergency plan to boost staff in hospitals to deal with the spread of the chikungunya virus.
WED: Caribbean director brings biopic of post-colonial icon Fanon to big screen

3 weeks ago | modernghana.com | Melissa Chemam

Soldier, psychiatrist, philosopher... who was Frantz Fanon? A new film by director Jean-Claude Barny seeks to answer that question, with this year marking a century since the birth of one of the most influential figures in 20th-century anti-colonial thought.
Spotlight on Africa - Bringing the beat home: African musicians push for local music production

3 weeks ago | rfi.fr | Melissa Chemam

For decades, many African artists have found that success often hinges on recording, producing, and touring overseas. However, a new generation of musicians is working to shift this dynamic, striving to develop a sustainable music industry within Africa while also supporting fellow artists in doing the same. The conversation around this shift was a key focus at the AfriCapitales festival in Paris on 28 March.
Africa: 'Paris Noir' Exhibition Showcases Work Made in French Capital By Black Artists

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Melissa Chemam

The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant artists who lived and worked in Paris between the 1950s and the end of the 1990s. Wifredo Lam, Beauford Delaney, Ernest Breleur, Skunder Boghossian, Christian Lattier, Demas Nwoko, Edward Glissant, Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Grace Jones... These are just some of the artists whose paintings, film and audiovisual works have gone on display at the Pompidou Centre.
'Paris Noir' exhibition showcases work made in French capital by black artists

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Melissa Chemam

The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant artists who lived and worked in Paris between the 1950s and the end of the 1990s. Wifredo Lam, Beauford Delaney, Ernest Breleur, Skunder Boghossian, Christian Lattier, Demas Nwoko, Edward Glissant, Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Grace Jones... These are just some of the artists whose paintings, film and audiovisual works have gone on display at the Pompidou Centre.
'Paris Noir' exhibition showcases work made in French capital by black artists

1 month ago | rfi.fr | Melissa Chemam

Wifredo Lam, Beauford Delaney, Ernest Breleur, Skunder Boghossian, Christian Lattier, Demas Nwoko, Edward Glissant, Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Grace Jones... These are just some of the artists whose paintings, film and audiovisual works have gone on display at the Pompidou Centre. And then there are the American creators famed for their work produced in Paris, including Faith Ringgold, Josephine Baker and author James Balwin.
'Paris Noir' exhibition showcases work made in French capital by black artists

1 month ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Melissa Chemam

The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant artists who lived and worked in Paris between the 1950s and the end of the 1990s. Wifredo Lam, Beauford Delaney, Ernest Breleur, Skunder Boghossian, Christian Lattier, Demas Nwoko, Edward Glissant, Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Grace Jones... These are just some of the artists whose paintings, film and audiovisual works have gone on display at the Pompidou Centre.
Spotlight on Africa: Is the future of aid at risk and ready for change?

1 month ago | modernghana.com | Melissa Chemam

This week, Spotlight on Africa explores critical questions about the future of aid, featuring a humanitarian worker, a columnist, and an analyst, each from different parts of Africa. As the United States and Europe prioritise funding for arms and domestic affairs, we ask whether the current aid model can endure, if it must evolve, and how that change might take shape.