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This 16-yr-old West African-born girl wrote the first known poem composed by a black American
Described as an orator, poet and abolitionist, Lucy Terry Prince is a significant figure in Black history for her immense contribution to African American literature and history. Lucy was kidnapped...
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America’s renowned all-black WWII female battalion honored with monument
In 1945, history was made when the first all-black female battalion in the world was sent from the U.S. to serve in parts of Europe during the Second World War. Known as the 6888 Central Postal Directory...
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How the colonial Madras fabric played a role in transatlantic slave trade
The Madras cloth is one of the world’s most used fabrics that became popular within the white community in the 1950s. Since its commercialisation, it has been used by many top designers...
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Virgil Abloh to bring back Michael Jackson in new fashion collection
Off- White Ghanaian-American designer, Virgil Abloh, is already working towards 2019 and his plans will blow your mind. If you are a fashionista or enthusiast and have not heard the name Virgil Abloh,...
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How spiders, crabs and mice were used to tell the future in ancient West Africa
Divination is well vested in the African culture and it is defined as the art and process of being possessed by a revered and unknown supernatural power that helps to seek knowledge, understanding...
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Explore Tunisia’s century-old Festival of the Sahara celebrating desert life and heritage
If you have always wanted to ride on camel backs with friends, experience the best of desert life and have a feel of Tunisia’s traditional way of living, then the International Festival of the Sahara...
