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20 fresh Caribbean songs to set your summer off to a great start
Summer is quickly approaching and it is time to party. We can’t wait for the barbeques, parties and social gatherings to enjoy the season. The Caribbean beaches will be filled with holidaymakers...
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Cudjoe: The celebrated Maroon leader who overcame the British in the 1730s
Cudjoe, the descendant of a West African slave transported to Jamaica was known as the greatest Maroon leader after he fought the then Madagascan leader of the Leeward Maroons – and won by killing...
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Before the modern day hair pik, Egyptians had long started using these
Many of us recall seeing the afro pik with the black fist in our bathrooms. It was a staple in many homes, needed to traverse our thick and strong tresses. It came in an array of colors and styles but...
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How the Maroons from Africa battled the British in Jamaica and won in the 1700s
In September 1728, British troops recruited more men to the island of Jamaica, thus upsetting the balance of Jamaican Maroons and the British. This ensued into the First Maroon War that lasted until 1740....
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Athol Fugard, the white African who helped free black South Africans
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard is a white South African playwright who has received the Order of Ikhamanga for his exemplary work in fighting apartheid. Fugard is highly regarded for his novel, Tsotsi –...
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Why Africans adopted Roman culture before the Arab conquest in 8th century AD
Roman Africans were derivatives of the Roman takeover in the early middle ages (6th century to the 10th century AD) before the Arab conquest of North Africa. They were the ancient North African...
