DOES LAGOS BELONG TO THE YORUBAS: WHY NEW PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP LAWS
The question of who are the “real” Lagosians is complex and multifaceted.
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African Women Lawyers on the Rise, Yet Facing Obstacles in the Profession
The African continent currently leads the world in the number of women chief justices and presidents of constitutional courts.
Confronting the History of Black Exclusion in US Music Education
When it comes to achieving racial diversity, music education at the university level in the U.S. still has a long way to go.
Juneteenth vs. July 4
Both observances commemorate freedom, but they represent distinct milestones in the journey of African Americans.
Empowering the Black Community: Sign Language Officially Recognized in South Africa – Revolutionizing Education in Schools for the Deaf
There are 43 schools for the Deaf across the country. Of these, 38 use South African Sign Language (SASL) as the language of teaching and learning.
Unicorns in southern Africa: the fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art
In southern Africa, colonial European ideas encountered older indigenous beliefs about one-horned creatures.
The Reading Quilt: Kitchen
This month’s selection is Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Megan Backus.
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come.
Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names, especially in Black communities – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica
Many scholars regard the Olmec as the “mother culture” of ancient Mesoamerica, a civilization where particular types of monumental architecture, sculpture and gods originated.
Bemba: The Zambian Wedding Tradition with a Focal Point on the Bride’s Culinary Skills
One exciting thing about the Bemba ethnic group is their traditional marriage rites. For them, marriage is a very serious process with several stages that must be completed before the couple is declared married!