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  You probably didn’t know that California is named after a black queen

  Bridget Boakye

  History is interesting. The deeper one digs, the more likely one can find many possibly true stories and explanations for the same incident. Take the case of the origin of the name of the state of California....

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  [Poetic Attack] ‘For My Mother in Her Mid-90s’ by forebearer Ama Ata Aidoo

  Bridget Boakye

  As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is important to celebrate women writers who paved the way for many of the contemporary writers we have featured in this series. One such woman is Ama Ata...

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  5 timeless songs by black women to fuel your women’s day celebration

  Bridget Boakye

  What is a celebration without music? More importantly, what’s a women’s day celebration without music from Black women to liven the mood. Check out these timeless tunes by Black women around...

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  We celebrate these four powerful women, the only black female Nobel laureates

  Bridget Boakye

  As the world joins hands to celebrate Nobel Prize winners, we are called to share the powerful contributions of Black women to the development and advancement of society. In addition to honoring the work...

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  Enough is enough: Africans push back on poverty tourism, say they are not “wildlife”

  Bridget Boakye

  Perhaps you have seen this phenomenon where scores of “tourists” or “visitors” coming to an  “unprivileged” parts of an urban city. Yet despite its growing popularity...

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  5 iconic people you didn’t know are from the Caribbean island of Grenada

  Bridget Boakye

  The island of Grenada, located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, celebrates its independence from the United Kingdom 49 years ago. Known as the island of Spice and the Big drum nation, the country is...

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