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The little-known mysterious Stone Circles of Gambia
The Carnac Stones and Dolmens of France, the Hunebedden of Netherlands, the Megaliths of Great Britain and the little known mysterious Stone Circles of the Gambia all share a common mystery; what purpose...
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Cowboys of Kinshasa: The Hollywood-inspired Congolese youth who overthrew Belgian colonialism
The social, cultural and political atmosphere of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo in the mid to late 20th century (1950 onwards) was one characterized by a deliberate suppression of the Congolese...
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How two slave ancestors from the U.S. and Jamaica started the emancipation journey to Ghana in 1998
To speak of Black Emancipation is to know and appreciate the historical events that led to the near loss of the Afrikan pride, and to pay respect to the intellectual and physical wars waged by our ancestors...
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The untold story of Patrice Lumumba’s interesting childhood
The year was 1925 in the Onalua village of Congo. The air was filled with pleas of the Congolese natives in their bid to reacquire the lost freedom to live and love as they would by themselves have it....
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Kongamato: The real ‘Batmen’ of East Africa
The Kaonde tribe are a Bantu-speaking people who occupy the northwestern regions of present-day Zambia. A number of these tribesmen can also be located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They trace their...
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Morocco’s Gnawa Music: This sound will possess you, then heal you!
“This music…is a fascinating combination of poetry, music and dancing. Its secret also lies in a religious and spiritual dimension which gives it a kind of therapeutic power…”...