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How a group of four German Quakers began the first protest against slavery in 1688
Protests and revolts are not uncommon with the many centuries through which slavery existed. Many of these protests were known to be largely led by either slaves or Black people in general. However, in...
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Israeli kindergarten closed after Ethiopian mom says daughter was segregated and placed in all-black class
A kindergarten in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat is currently under lock and key after what has been alleged to be 21st-century racial segregation of children of Ethiopian descent in the school....
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American actress Lisa Raye is now a queen mother in Ghana [Photos]
American actress, model and entrepreneur, Lisa Raye McRoy, is now a queen mother in the Central Region in Ghana. According to The Source, Lisa Raye was enstooled at the Cicada Restaurant and Club in Los...
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Black people, other minorities behind low level of literacy in US – How Japan PM sparked outrage on this day in 1986
On this day in 1986, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone bore the brunt of the African-American community in America, as well as, those of other American ethnic groups of colour, after he made statements...
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A look at the Tuareg, the Islamic tribe in Africa where men wear veils instead of women
Who would have thought that a veil, considered a regular fashion of women, would rather be synonymous with men? Well, in mostly Mali and Algeria, the nomadic people, called the Tuaregs (like the Kurds...
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You probably didn’t know that Nicodemus, Kansas is named after an African prince sold into slavery
Although the town of Nicodemus, Kansas, has since 1996 been designated as a National Historical Site in the United States, the story of how it came to be named is one that puts a feather in the cap of...
