The little-known story of how Haile Selassie became the symbol of …
WEBJul 25, 2019 — It is not as well known that Garvey expressed deep disappointment and strong condemnation of Selassie’s rule, particularly during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia.Garvey also took H.I.M. to ...
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 — Singer Sade rarely gives interviews but gladly opened up recently to British Vogue for its August issue about her lockdown life amid the coronavirus pandemic.. The 61-year-old Nigerian-born ...
Africans who played an active role in the Transatlantic slave trade
WEBBetween 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to North America, the Caribbean and South America, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Only about 10.7 million survived ...
The story of Anthony Johnson - Face2Face Africa
WEBJun 5, 2018 — The history of slavery in the Americas has always been marred by its deep racial past. So much so that stories like those of Anthony Johnson, a black man who was one of the first people to legally ...
The shocking history of enslavement of 1.5 million white …
WEBMay 30, 2018 — The Barbary pirates were known to have demanded tributes or ransoms from American and Swedish vessels in the Mediterranean Sea or attack European and American ships, especially in Baltimore ...
Exploring the Complex ‘Love’ Affairs Between Enslaved Black Men …
WEBFeb 5, 2020 — Delve into the controversial and complex relationships between enslaved Black men and rich White women during slavery ️ This article examines the dynamics of power, exploitation, and forbidden ...
Did you know white slave owners raped enslaved African males?
WEBNov 22, 2019 — The quest by white slave owners to dominate Africans was so dire that they devised Buck Breaking (Male Slave Rape) to break the intimidated and strong enslaved African males they have taken ...
The real story of the last days of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
WEBAug 27, 2018 — Haile Selassie, born Ras Tafari Makonnen, was everything from monarch to the returned messiah as believed by the Rastafari movement which reveres him as God incarnate. He was also the Chairperson ...
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.