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Meet the 90-year-old South African writer and hero who survived several years in prison under apartheid
His name is James Matthews, one of Africa’s writers who has paid the price for using his writing as a mouthpiece during the years of apartheid in his own country South Africa. However, James is one...
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Agrippa Hull, the black revolutionary war hero who helped fight for America’s independence in the 1770s
At the start of the American Revolutionary War that eventually led to the independence of America from the British, Agrippa Hull was a young black teenager who was lucky to be born free thus live and fend...
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Zimbabwe crowns its 2019 Mr and Miss Albinism, they are so beautiful [Photos]
21-year-old fitness trainer Edson Mambinge and 18-year-old model Ayanda Sibanda beat several other contestants to win the 2019 Mr and Miss Albinism Zimbabwe on Friday, May 24. Organised in a bid to do...
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How this brave Surinamese millionaire of the 1700s fought the Dutch authorities to marry a white man
The captivating story of the first female millionaire in the Caribbean, and possibly the world, can only be found in the historical novel written by Surinamese celebrated writer and researcher Cynthia...
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5 popular books by African literary giants that ignite the importance of a united Africa
The recent wave of consciousness in the last decade has led many young and old people to Pan-Africanism. The return to the continent and love for all things black has resurfaced interest in African history...
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Mauby, the popular bittersweet Caribbean tree bark drink you need to try
Ask any person born and bred in the Caribbean to mention a popular drink and the word Mauby eases its way out of the mouth quickly with so much excitement and nostalgia. For many years, the local drink...
