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Ghana Empire
Wagadou, commonly known as the Ghana Empire, was a West African empire that existed from c. 300 until c. 1100.
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White Zimbabweans
White Zimbabweans (historically referred to as white Rhodesians or Rhodesians) are people in Zimbabwe who are of White (European) descent
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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. I am white. I have spent years studying…
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Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic coast of Namibia and south of Angola from the Kunene…
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within…
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Africa Day, 25 May
Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation…
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African cuisine
Traditionally, the various cuisines of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits, cereal grains and vegetables, as well as…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (French: République démocratique du Congo (RDC) ), also known as Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo…
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Ndop
Ndop were figurative sculptures representing different kings (C) of the Kuba kingdom. Image of individual kings Although the sculptural genre…
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Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire (also transliterated as Songhay) was a state that dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th…
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Abela
Abela is a simple form of greeting strangers and familiar people among the Ngemba people of Cameroon. It is usually…
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Dimitri Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas (Greek: Δημήτρης Τσαφέντας; 14 January 1918 – 7 October 1999) was a Greek-Mozambican lifelong political militant and the…
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Bodycam Video Of A Black Man Repeatedly Telling Corrections Officers “I Can’t Breathe” Before He Died Has Been Released
A judge authorized the release of body camera footage this week showing officers in a North Carolina jail restraining a…
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10 important things you probably missed in Beyoncé’s Black Is King
Celestial themes, religious connotations, African symbols, significant background easter eggs, cultural moments --Black Is King has some real hidden gems.
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How Black men are represented in painting
Photography Chris Cunningham. Courtesy of Dior.Art has long served as a vehicle for social change in Africa, with artists from across its…
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