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  Archaeologists Unearth 10,000-Year-Old Hunter-Gatherers Massacred in Kenya

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  Twenty-seven people were reportedly massacred 10,000 years ago in northern Kenya, according to archaeologists. SEE ALSO: Bodies Found in Kenya Spark #StopKillingSomalis Hashtag Keep Up With Face2Face Africa...

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  Mos Def, Family Detained in South Africa for Allegedly Presenting Unrecognized Travel Documents

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  After rapper and actor Yasiin Bey, a.k.a. Mos Def and né Dante Terrell Smith, was refused departure from South Africa for allegedly failing to adhere to the nation’s immigration laws, Bey...

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  ‘Eclipsed’ Creators Launch ‘10,000 Girls Campaign’ To Give Young Women Access to Broadway Play

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  After selling out New York’s Public Theater in 2014 and 2015, the play “Eclipsed,” which stars Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o (pictured right), will be moving to Broadway...

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  UPDATED: Buhari To Create New Panel for Missing Chibok Girls

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

    UPDATED 1/15/16, 7:51 A.M. EST: After meeting with the parents of the missing girls, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has created a panel for a new investigation in to the kidnappings. President...

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  Ghanaian Fishermen Enjoying Ancient Games Revives Childhood Memories

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  I often begin telling my life story with the words, “My mother is from Uganda, and my father is from Ghana….” And as a child, my life growing up in America was characteristically insular...

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  Saudi Arabian Pilot Uses Platform To Fight Racism & Gender Discrimination

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  Black Saudi Arabian Nawal al-Hawsawi (pictured) has been nicknamed the “Rosa Parks” of her nation for continuing to counter racism and gender inequality, even though she has been aggressively...

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