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A Look at One of Africa’s Biggest Events – Zanzibar International Film Festival
Africa is a place rich with culture and art. Zanzibar is specifically noted by many as a place of beauty. Therefore, it is fitting that one of the largest cultural events is held there annually. The Zanzibar International Film Festival was created in 1997 to grow the...
A Celebration of Black Artists – South Africa’s National Arts Festival
In approximately 1974, a project to celebrate art in South Africa began. First, it was originally a project for the 1820 Settlers Foundation (also known as the Grahamstown Foundation) (esat.sun.ac.za). It started small, however is now one of the main events in South...
Tunka Manin – Ruler of the Great Ghana Empire
Tunka Manin, also known as Tunkamenin, was considered by many to be a great king of the Ghana empire. He made a point to be very involved in his community, therefore having great success during his reign (wikipedia.org). While he was in power, trade increased...
Stonewall and the History of Marsha P. Johnson
On June 28th, 1969 a gay club called the Stonewall Inn was raided by the police in New York City (history.com). During this assault, the police attacked many people in the club. People decided to fight back against the cops and a riot began. People rioted and...
Juneteenth – The Importance of our History
When thinking of Juneteenth, what comes to mind? Many people think of it as a day of celebration in Black communities. This is true, however a lot of people do not know the history behind it. It is not a national holiday, and was only made a state holiday in Texas in...
Hatshepsut – The Woman Who Became King
Hatshepsut, born in approximately 1507 BC, became a powerful Egyptian pharaoh in 1479 BC. It was uncommon in the time period for women to be pharaoh, therefore her becoming Egypt’s ruler was quite surprising. Regardless of her gender, Hatshepsut came to be one of...
Black Trauma is Not for your Entertainment
**This post contains spoilers for Antebellum and Them.** Today, with films like Antebellum and tv shows like Them, we see a lot of things which focus on Black pain in the media. Why is that? Black people face trauma on a daily basis in society. So, why is there a need...
The Battle of Adwa
In the 19th century, European expansion into Africa was growing out of control. This expansion was for multiple reasons. Those reasons were primarily economic, social, political and having power (Ehiedu E. G. Iweriebor, "The Colonization of Africa"). Europe invaded...
The Scramble for Africa
The Berlin Conference For centuries, African people had contact with Europeans, especially in areas around the Nile River and the most northern part of the continent. They traded and exchanged goods to benefit both parties. However, as European countries grew...
Different paths, same destination
In some instances, we have taken on the crabs in a barrel approach throughout the years, and unless we can unite, organize, and move forward under a common cause our foundation will be no more than quicksand. In order to have a voice and a seat at the table, we must be economically stable as a people.
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