Culture, Arts & Identity
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From Detroit to Liberia: Why I Left America To Find Home
I am moving back to Liberia.” The words shocked me to say out loud. But after 26 years in the…
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Is Civil War in Africa Unique?
Paul Staniland raises important questions in his review of Philip Roessler’s latest book (highly recommended): I just finished reading Philip Roessler’s…
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The Heart of Whiteness: Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black
I’m sitting across from Rachel Dolezal, and she looks… white. Not a little white, not racially ambiguous. Dolezal looks really,…
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It’s Hard to Be What You Can’t See
“When we think about what it is to be ‘connected,’ we think about memory. We think about history. We think…
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RAW Book Review: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Real African|| By Dumani Mandela The Egyptian book of the dead is one of the most influential books in…
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RAW Book Review: China’s disruptors
The Real African|| By Dumani Mandela The book China’s Disruptors is a groundbreaking book on new insights on the entrepreneurial…
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Black music History: from plantations to the White house
At every stage of their integration on American soil, black people have created the kind of music that reflected their…
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Black Women Are Not Cultural Appropriators For Wearing Weave
Whoopi Goldberg made a statement about Black women wearing “white lady hair” during a discussion about Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi commercial. Pepsi’s…
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How to Rob Africa
The world’s wealthy countries often criticize African nations for corruption – especially that perpetrated by those among the continent’s government…
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10 Fearless Black Female Warriors Throughout History
Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840–October 17, 1921) Yaa Asantewaa was the queen mother of the Edweso tribe of the…
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Why Are So Many White Americans Dying?
It’s a mystery with profound implications for American politics, not to mention public health: Why are so many white people…
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The Slow Rise of the New African
The Real African|| By Dumani Mandela There is a spirit of a new African, which is emerging on the continent.…
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Dr. Martin Luther King in photos
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on this day in 1968 in Memphis. He was there to…
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The Return of Eugenics
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Model Shares Photos Of Horrifying ‘No Afro’ Casting Calls
If it’s important to celebrate every bit of progress toward true diversity in the fashion and beauty industries ― and it is…
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