The little-known story of how Haile Selassie became the symbol of …
WEBJul 25, 2019 · In a Jamaican church in 1920, Garvey is said to have uttered the often-quoted words, “Look to Africa when a black king shall be crowned, for the day of deliverance is at hand.”For this reason ...
The traditional African roots of twerking [Videos]
WEBFeb 14, 2018 · The word was even added to the Oxford dictionary in 2015. Twerking may have gotten its name from the bounce craze of early 1990s New Orleans, but its origins are decidedly African. As Kelechi ...
Sade is enjoying the peace of the countryside as she gives rare …
WEBJul 6, 2020 · The music icon, who moved away from the city in 2005 to work on her estate and enjoy the peace of the countryside, said her family is doing well, adding that she has kept herself busy writing ...
Mami Wata, the most celebrated mermaid-like deity from Africa …
WEBJul 20, 2018 · Mami Wata traces back to the earliest of African societies as recorded by the griots and keepers of history. The Dogon’s creation myth tells the stories of Mami Wata and traces records of its ...
A look at the 'love' affairs between enslaved black men and rich …
WEBFeb 5, 2020 · The theories abound. Everything from Freudian justifications of fulfilling carnal desires and curiosities to good-old love and romance has been propounded. Whatever the reasons, there are ...
The fascinating history and culture of the Ewe in Ghana, Togo, …
WEBJul 4, 2020 · The Ewe thus migrated from Ketu also called ‘Amedzofe’, a Yoruba town in modern Benin.The Yoruba founded Ketu by the fourteenth century. While some lived at Tado in present-day Togo from where ...
Why South Africa's anthem comprises five different languages in …
WEBApr 3, 2021 · The five different languages are Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English. Having that much linguistic diversity can only be for the purpose of tapping into the strength of differences. And it ...
How this enslaved man was made to serve as a breeder to …
WEBMar 18, 2021 · 95-year-old Lucille Burden Osborne said while growing up in a house that contained family members who had survived slavery, she heard stories about her great-grandfather, McGruder.
The tragedy of Mahlangu, the South African who was hanged by …
WEBJul 4, 2018 · Solomon Mahlangu was a normal high school student who decided to become a freedom fighter in the 1970s due to the brutality and hardships with which black South Africans were being treated by the ...
Why shaved heads are an iconic African hair tradition
WEBFeb 15, 2018 · A cropped head also helps them keep and stay clean. Finally, in many African subcultures, women, especially first daughters and wives, are known to shave off their heads when grieving their ...