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Netflix announces first African animation series and calls for female writers
Netflix is still on its Africa campaign after successfully working with African directors and acquiring original African movies. It seems the next quarter of 2019 will be set aside to focus on original...
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South African actress gets Hollywood lead role in series based on a black historical novel
We named 2019 the year Africa takes over Hollywood and our predictions are slowly manifesting as the 365 days roll by. 27-year-old South African actress Thuso Mbedu is the latest star to get a huge Hollywood...
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In her 50s, this Dominican Republic hero was killed to end her fight for black people’s lands
In the history of the Dominican Republic,Doña Cristiana Florinda Soriano Muñoz, also called Mama Tingo is celebrated as a woman for the people, a fighter and activist who despite her old...
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Way before Barbie, an African American carpenter made these black dolls in the 1800s
In 1980, Mattel, producers of the most popular dolls in the world launched Christie, the first black doll under Barbie which also took the world by storm. You might have heard of Beatrice Wright Brewington,...
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These African countries have the world’s most fertile women in 2019
According to the 2019 fertility rate report by the World Population Review, Africa has the highest fertile rate when it comes to women. Africa is not the most populated continent in the world, that title...
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Falsely accused of rape, Frank Embree was lynched in 1899 and gory photos used for postcards
The story of Frank Embree is a very horrifying one that exposes the vulnerability of being born black in the U.S. especially during the days of slavery, it’s abolishment and the Jim Crow era. The...
