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4 ‘conceited’ black women who society loves to hate
The phrase “strong black women” can be synonymous with many trains of thought. It can mean a woman who has experienced an insurmountable amount of pain without letting her circumstances affect...
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The age old African culture of using sex to pay debts is killing children in Nigeria
Members of the Becheve tribe located in Southern Nigeria have been engaging in an age-old practice called “money marriage.” The BBC filmed the plight of girls as young as six who are given...
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5 pre-colonial African brews that were banned by European invaders and remain illegal
Consumption of alcohol is woven into the fabric of many African societies. It is shared, given as gifts and used as objects to create bonds of trust within members of said communities. Ceremonies such...
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5 African-American female stars dating African men
Many things, including culture and religion factor into the type of mates we choose. It is not uncommon to find people who have selected spouses or partners from the same cultures and backgrounds,...
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6 sacred spirits most revered by Haitian and African Voodoo believers
The notion of organized religion introduced to Africa is a hot debate. Before the introduction of Islam via traders along the African coast and Christianity through missionaries, Africans practised...
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The only black representative at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 was this Haitian voodoo priest
In 1919, Lecba Eliezer Cadet, a Haitian voodoo priest was the only black participant in the Paris Peace Conference on behalf of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. In that same year, he...
