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Statue of Yasuke, an African Man Who Arrived in Japan in 1579 and Served Under Oda Nobunaga

126 Years Ago Today, The British Demanded The Supreme Symbol Of The Ashanti People: The Golden Stool, To Colonize Them. Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother Of The Ashanti, Led The Resistence Against Them.

4 Caribbean Bad Gyal Stories You Should Know

Countries Across Africa and Beyond Have Built Monuments Honoring Kwame Nkrumah

On This Day In 1963, W. E. B. Du Bois Became A Citizen Of Ghana And Dedicated His Final Years To Working On The Encyclopedia Africana

Whitney Houston Honored With Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

A Throwback Performance That Still Hits — Chloe x Halle at the 2018 VMAs

How Vivien Thomas Helped Create the Surgery That Saved “Blue Babies”

“I Want to Be a Fantastic Human Being” — Maya Angelou’s Powerful Reflection on Self-Growth

Breaking Barriers Underwater: Andrea Motley Crabtree Became the First Black Woman Deep-Sea Diver in the U.S. Army

Bob Marley’s Love Life Explained By Those Closest To Him

Baka Women Transform River Water Into Rhythm in Ancient Drumming Tradition