Charles Mudede
Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory of this birth, but he does remember noticing himself in the mirror for this first time—it happened on May 3, 1972. Mudede is also a filmmaker: Two of his films, Police Beat and Zoo, premiered at Sundance, and Zoo was screened at Cannes. Mudede has written for the New York Times, Cinema Scope, Ars Electronica, C Theory, and academic journals. He also wrote the liner notes for Best of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: Elektra Years. Mudede has lived in Seattle since 1989.
Recent Articles by Charles Mudede
Mon, Nov 5, 2018
Seattle Times Believes the Party That Calls Black People 'Monkeys' Should Be Seriously Considered in the Midterms
by Charles Mudede
Mon, Oct 29, 2018
The GOP Goes Full On Birth of a Nation on Florida's Black Gubernatorial Candidate
by Charles Mudede
Mon, Oct 22, 2018
What the Idea to Solving Homelessness by Buying Old Cruise Ships Tells Us
by Charles Mudede
Wed, Oct 17, 2018
The World's Richest Capitalist, Jeff Bezos, Says the World Is Not Enough
by Charles Mudede
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
Seattle's Rising Dog Population Reveals What Children of Men Got Wrong
by Charles Mudede
Fri, Oct 12, 2018
Rents for Seattle's Luxury Apartments Are Falling, While Low-Cost Apartments Are High and Rising
by Charles Mudede
Tue, Oct 9, 2018
Seattle's Deepening Car Ideology Results in Tacoma Beating It to the Electric Scooter
by Charles Mudede
Mon, Oct 8, 2018
The Most Interesting Thing About the Banksy Painting That Self-Destructed After Being Sold for $1.4 Million
by Charles Mudede
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