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From Afro-Barbadian slave to wealthy brothel owner in 1700s, how Rachael Pringle Polgreen rose to prominence
The story of Rachael Pringle Polgreen is one that evokes different emotions and perspectives from people depending on their outlook on life and how to live it as well as the role, expectations and the...
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This is the only African city to make the top 5 world’s most creative cities list
As more ranking lists make their way into the media for public analysis and discussion, one of the latest is the five most creative cities in the world for 2019. Put together by the BBC, the list explores...
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The intriguing South Sudanese wedding ceremony in which women are forced to marry ghosts
Among several tribes in South Sudan, it is a common and proper tradition for a woman to be married off to a dead man. Amazingly, after marrying the dead, such women are not labelled as widows but rather...
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First black woman to publish a book in English in 1773 finally honoured in UK with a plaque
Exactly 246 years after her pioneering book was published in London in 1773, Philis Wheatley has finally been honoured with a befitting Blue plaque in the City of London. The historic blue plaque was installed...
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The brutal murder of South African activist Onkgopotse Tiro who was bombed by the white government in 1974
The challenge to every Black graduate in this country lies in the fact that the guilt of all wrongful actions in South Africa, restriction without trial, repugnant legislation, expulsions from schools,...
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How the resilient Kru Sailors of Liberia influenced Highlife music in West Africa
You probably have heard of the Kru of West Africa who were a very strong-willed and independent group of people that could not be captured into slavery. Originally from Liberia, the Kru were also found...