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  Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony Pays One Last Tribute to Afro-Brazilian Heritage

  Deidre Gantt

  Sunday night’s closing ceremony for the 2016 Rio Olympics paid special tribute to a little-known group of Afro-Brazilian women who made a big impact on the nation’s culture. They are the lace-makers....

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  Five Gifts Marcus Mosiah Garvey Gave the African World – A Birthday Tribute

  Deidre Gantt

  Pan-Africanism is an ideology and practice with many fathers. Indeed, as a Face2Face Africa commenter recently informed us, Edward Wilmot Blyden is one of the earliest people associated with the organized...

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  Ethiopian Nurse Makes Movie to Combat Mental Health Stigma in African Communities

  Deidre Gantt

  Armed with $20,000 in Kickstarter donations, Ledet Muleta has set a mighty goal for herself: to change the way individuals in Africa and the diaspora think about mental health and mental illness. Her main...

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  10 Must-See Films On the Afro-Brazilian Experience

  Deidre Gantt

  As was the case during 2014’s World Cup, Brazil is once again center stage as the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro captures massive attention, and it’s a very curious thing that Brazil —...

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  Why the Namibian Youth Who Invented an Airtime-Free Cell Phone Is a Big Deal

  Deidre Gantt

  Having topped up my credits about 5 times in the past 48 hours, not including credits borrowed from the service provider, I can really appreciate this young man. Simon Petrus is a Grade 12 student at Abraham...

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  Afrobeat Legend Fela Kuti Died This Day in 1997 – A Video Tribute

  Deidre Gantt

  Fela Anikulapo Kuti was 58 years old when he departed this life on August 2, 1997. In that relatively brief span of time, he forever changed the landscape of African music. Fela was a pioneer in Afrobeat,...

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