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African philosophy
African philosophy is the philosophical discourse produced by indigenous Africans and their descendants, including African/Americans.
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Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diasporan ethnic…
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7 actors who played different ethnicities on-screen
Last week, the world went into an uproar over the casting of the live-action adaptation of the Little Mermaid.
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Brazil’s sugar plantations were brutal — follow the slaves who fought back
For a big graphic novel called “Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves,” Brazilian artist and writer Marcelo D’Salete mined historical…
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Newly discovered photographs document life in Uganda during Idi Amin’s reign
Thousands of recently discovered photographs document life in Uganda during Idi Amin’s reign
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Celebrating The Life & Times Of Fuyizizwe “Frank” Mgudlwa, A South African Legend
Fuyizizwe "Frank" Mgudlwa who has died in Cape Town at the age of 83 was an activist, teacher, labour organiser…
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Burkina Faso
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President…
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The Fall of a Model African Democracy
After three decades of peace and progress, the West African nation now finds itself facing the “democratic recession,” a term…
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Serena Williams Is A Mother & Champion In Her Rule-Breaking French Open Look
If you thought Serena Williams was going to let the catsuit controversy of last year’s French Open cramp her style…
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Meet the Senegalese brand whose prints are based on mathematical equations
“Math was my first love. It’s the only universal language I could connect with every time I moved and was…
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White Saviorism: American missionary played doctor and African children died
When White Saviorism Turns Deadly: American missionary played doctor, children died, when will there be justice?
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We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found
We analysed the sugar content of baby food products which are commercially available, targeted at children under 12 months and sold in…
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Ancient African coin found in Australia predates British explorers
AN ANCIENT coin from a medieval African city has been found over 10,000km away on a beach in Australia -…
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Cameroonian nationalist is chopping off heads of colonial statues
He is a hero to many, but an infamous criminal to the Cameroonian government for ‘defacing’ statues and monuments of…
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Ghanaian Robotics Team Wins World Robofest Championship
Named Team Acrobot, the nine girls from the Methodist Girls’ High School in the Eastern Region of Ghana dominated the…
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