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Meet this Trailblazer on the African Movie Scene, Kunle Afolayan
The term “cinema of Africa” refers to both the people who participate in this type of audiovisual culture as well as the past and present of filmmaking or film viewing on the African continent....
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How this West African Tribe Guards the Virginity of its Teenage Girls
Time-honored cultural practices and traditions have served as the foundation upon which most African communities have thrived for centuries. Disregard for traditions often provoked swift disciplinary actions....
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Posthumous Pardon Sought for George Floyd’s 2004 Arrest Denied
George Floyd was convicted of narcotic offenses in 2004 in Houston, but the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected a request for a posthumous pardon. Another request could be submitted again in...
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Here are Some Looted African Artifacts in British Museums
The British Empire built colonies, overseas territories, and crown dependencies all over the world between the late 16th and the 20th centuries, claiming to be the biggest empire in history at its height....
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This Museum in Africa to Become ‘Mecca’ for People of African Descent
As with Muslims and the Kaaba, or Jerusalem to Jews, the exquisite Pan-African Heritage Museum is rapidly showing promise of becoming the pilgrimage destination for people of African descent all over the...
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Ghana is Set to Receive Hoards of Looted Gold from the British Museum
After Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), recently visited the West African nation Ghana, it is expected that the V&A will return with Asante gold regalia, The...
