5 African Scholars Of Timbuktu
Timbuktu produced many accomplished African Scholars, and in this entry we discuss 5 of the African Scholars from Timbuktu. In its Golden Age Timbuktu…
Black History
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Whilst the murder of Malcolm X has been blamed on the Nation Of Islam, in the Neflix Documentary Who Killed Malcolm X, a web…
Principles Of African Spirituality
The degrading of African spiritual traditions has often taken the form of defining them as more of superstition than actual spirituality, more primitive than…
The Portuguese Destruction Of Kilwa
Kilwa was a great City that arose out of the Swahili Coast Trade and it was conquered and destroyed by Portugal in 1505. Before…
The African Origins Of Christianity
According to Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochanan in African Origins Of The Major Western Religions, the origins of Christianity can be found in Ancient Africa dating all…
Makandal The Black Messiah
The story of the Haitian Slave Makandal also known as the Black Messiah is an intriguing one with some suggesting that the Haitian Revolution…
Rise Of The Asante Empire
The Asante Empire rose to power during the 17th Century in what is now modern day Ghana when the Asante, an Akan-speaking people established…
The Kushite Nubian Pharaohs Of Egypt
Black Nubian Pharaohs Of Ancient Egypt From The Kingdom Of Kush The story of Egypt’s Black Pharaohs from Kush was almost extinguished by the…
Pre-Colonial African Hairstyles
I am my hair, Pre-Colonial African Hairstyles Hair played a major Cultural function in Pre-Colonial African Societies. For example, people from Nations like the…
When The Sahara Desert Was Green
The Sahara desert was once supported life when it was rich in vegetation and animal life. The story of how the fertile green Sahara…
10 African Contributions To Civilization
African contributions to Civilization can be found in Science, Mathematics and Culture which show the Historical relationship between Africa and Civilization. Civilization is defined…
Rise Of Civilization: The African Nile Valley Culture
According to Egyptologist Dr Yosef Ben-Jochannan and Historian Cheikh Anta Diop, the rise of Civilization has its origins in the East African Nile Valley …