Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta is a riveting book by photographer Ed Kashi, UC Berkeley professor Michael Watts, and various Nigerian writers. It examines the profound cost of oil exploitation on the people of the Niger Delta and it traces the 50- year history of environmental degradation and community conflicts that have plagued the region. Talking Eyes Media produced the multi-media component for this project.

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