"Africa is a Country"

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The media tumblr for the blog that is not about famine, Bono, or Barack Obama.


Theme by Day LP.
9th
November

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Le Franschhoek (Western Cape) … ‘nuff said
1st
November

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Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African born Jazz singer
16th
October

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Jimmy Winkfield (US). Years active: 1900s. Won back to back Kentucky Derbies with His Eminence in 1901 and Alan-a-Dale in 1902. Winkfield also won the Latonia Derby, New Orleans Derby, Clark Handicap and Tennessee Derby, but it was in Europe where he had the biggest impact, winning a whole host of classic races including the Russian Derby (four times), Russian Oaks (five times), the Warsaw Derby (twice), the Prix President de la Republic and the Grand Prix de Deauville (two of France’s most renowed races, then and now).
16th
October

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Johan Victoire (France). Currently racing.
16th
October

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Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton (US). Active years: 1890s. Was then youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby aboard Azra in 1892. Lonnie also won two Kentucky Oaks in 1894 and 1895, as well as numerous stakes races in New York, including the prestigious Travers Stakes at Saratoga.
16th
October

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Adeline Gadras (France). Currently riding.
16th
October

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Patrick Husbands (Barbados). Currently racing.
16th
October

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Tony Hamilton (US). Years active: 1880s-90s. Won the Futurity Stakes aboard Potomac in 1890, as well two Brooklyn Handicaps in 1889 and 1895.
16th
October

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Isaac Lewis (US). Active years: 1880s. Won the Kentucky Derby in 1887.
16th
October

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Sean Levey (Swaziland). Currently racing.
15th
October

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Africa is a Jockey. Look for the post on African (American) jockeys tomorrow on AIAC, with a portrait series of the athletes to be featured here. 
24th
September

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My favorite photographs No. 7: Aida Muluneh
20th
September

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Cameroonian artist Pascale Marthine Tayou’s 2011 art work “Médailles Pascale” (53 silver medals, each comes with one of Africa’s countries’ flag colors).
13th
September

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travelingcolors: People from South Sudan (submitted and taken by http://elibrumley.tumblr.com/, THANKS!)
12th
September

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Cedric Nunn: Story of a photograph