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Afro-Palestinians: a history of struggle and discrimination

Discover the fascinating history of Black Palestinians, a unique ethnic group facing distinct challenges and struggles. This article explores their heritage, contributions, and the...

The Nardal Sisters, pioneers of négritude and black feminism

Discover the inspiring story of the Nardal sisters, emblematic figures of Négritude and Black feminism, and their lasting impact on culture and literature. Paulette and...

Gaspar Yanga, founder of the first black town in the Americas

Gaspar Yanga was an African deported to the Americas in the sixteenth century. He became the founder, in Mexico, of the first Black town...

Harriet Tubman, the Moses of the Black People

Harriet Tubman is you, me, and us, for a heroine sleeps within every Black woman, wherever she may be and whatever her time. Queens and...

Piankhy, the sudanese conqueror of ancient Egypt

After the 11th century BCE, a kingdom developed around the city of Napata in Sudan. In the 8th century BCE, by launching a holy...

The Kingdom of Meroë (Ancient Sudan)

Around 300 BCE, the Kingdom of Kush permanently moved its royal necropolis from Napata to Meroë. This change of site was probably due to...

The Bambara

The Bambaras (Bambara: bamanan; plural, Bamananw, Bamana or Banmana) are a Mandingue people of the Sahelian West Africa, mainly settled in Mali. They formed...

Toussaint Louverture, the man who shook the empire

He was a slave, a strategist, a republican, a governor; then a prisoner of the Republic he had served. Toussaint Louverture is not a...

The famous doll test by Mamie and Kenneth Clark

Dive into the history of Mamie and Kenneth Clark’s “doll test,” a pioneering study revealing the impact of racism on self-perception among African American...

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