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[Art Attack] Emmanuel Apraku, the man behind Ghana’s revered Penciledcelebrities artworks
Emmanuel Apraku is a budding acrylic and oil painter and pencil sketch artist from Ghana. He is the owner of Ray Styles Studios or “PenciledCelebrities” as his company is popularly known....
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10 Black iconic figures who have white partners
With discrimination and racial tension at its peak, we are attracted to the actions and rhetoric of many instrumental black figures. Afro-centric celebrities and non-celebrities alike are calling for a...
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Afro-Iranians: African slaves captured by Arab slave traders in the 5th Century
Afro-Iranians are a derivative of African slaves captured by Arab slave traders. The Indian Ocean slave trade enabled traders to disperse an exponential amount of slaves to India, Egypt, Ethiopia, the...
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From the slums to national fame in 1990, America’s first black Miss USA
Carole Anne-Marie Gist is a Detroit, Michigan native born on May 8, 1969. Raised by her mother, they often moved around the inner city of Detroit to avoid violence. She had aspirations of dancing...
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New Music Tuesday: Top 12 videos hitting your screen this week
It’s that time of the week where we present you with the latest musical stylings from your favorite artists far and near. Below is your latest fix of the hottest videos hitting the charts. 1. Nicki...
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Afro-Turks: Africans enslaved in the 1300s in Turkey before the transatlantic slave trade
Captured from Zanzibar, Kenya, Sudan, Niger, Libya and Saudi Arabia, Afro-Turks or the Zanj slaves were transported to the Ottoman Empire. Afro-Turks were enslaved during the reign of the Ottoman Empire...
