7 phrases that you thought were American but actually come from Africa

Farida Dawkins is a blogger, video content creator and staff writer at Face2Face Africa. She enjoys writing about relatable and controversial lifestyle issues that pertain to women in Africa and the African diaspora.

• This environmental sanitation pioneer was the first practising male medical doctor in Nigeria
• Meet Cuffy, the West African slave who led a 1763 revolt that made him a Guyanese hero
• Popular African figures who are proud homosexuals
• Be respectful and put Harriet Tubman on the 20 dollar bill as planned