LeVar Burton is 66 today (this day in history)
LeVar Burton (Kunta Kinte) of Roots, American television miniseries 1977, is 66 today. (February 16, 1957). Happy birthday
History
Mboma, An African Great
In 2000, Patrick Mboma won both the African Cup of Nations and an Olympic gold medal with Cameroon. That same year, he was named African […]
The Nubian Queen Who Fought Back Caesar’s Army
Queen Amanirenas commanded soldiers of the ancient Kingdom of Kush and successfully resisted Roman rule. From 25 to 21 B.C. Amanirenas, a queen or Kandake […]
22 Most Famous and Powerful kingdoms/Empires in the History of Afrika
1) The Songhai Empire (1401-1600) – Niger 🇳🇪, Mali 🇲🇱, Mauritania 🇲🇷, Senegal 🇸🇳, Nigeria🇳🇬, Guinea 🇬🇳, The Gambia🇬🇲, Algeria (south) 🇩🇿, Burkina-Faso🇧🇫, and […]
5 African Civilizations that were as Awesome as Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt has often been the main reference point when interpreting the past and experience of Africa. But African history and civilization did not all […]
Patrice Lumumba: The Most Important Assassination of the 20th Century
Patrice Lumumba, the first legally elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was assassinated 55 years ago, on 17 January, 1961. This heinous crime […]
Mental Freedom and the Omission of African Achievements from History
We hang our hopes on economic development playing a large role in allowing us to reclaim our history from the West, but which comes first, […]
How Foreign Religions Ruined Africans By Naiwu Osahon
In response to my article at the time, a racist Canadian journalist by the name of Jeff White tried in the National Post of Canada […]
Toussaint L’Ouverture – The Slave Who Defeated Napoleon
Napoleon was one of the greatest generals who ever lived. But at the end of the 18th century a self-educated slave with no military training […]