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“Data obtained from the International Agency for research on Cancer shows that compared to Developed countries African women do not have a higher rate of Breast Cancer Incidence but have an alarming higher […]

In de huidige maatschappij, moeten we voorzichtig zijn over hoe we bekijken en portretteren culturele praktijken als het gevolg te zijn van onze eigen onwetendheid en conditionering als inwoners van de West, which are heavy influenced by Eurocentric […]

As has been demonstrated by the story of “Le Mozart Noir” or “the black Mozart,” the arts have played and continue to play an integral role in the display and preservation of life and culture for African […]

Since the plight of those suffering due to the recent drought in the Horn of Africa has gotten to the point where many of us in the West can no longer turn a blind eye, many celebrities have come forward to […]

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We witnessed the power of sports in the West Indies when cricket was used as a vehicle for bringing about social change. Numerous professional basketball players in the US have also praised the power of sports […]

Wanneer Somalië wordt genoemd, velen van ons automatisch roepen beelden van ondervoede of uitgehongerde kinderen, internal strife and war. Voor velen van ons, our understanding and knowledge of the East African country is […]

Gelegen in het zuidelijke Caribische zee, Curaçao is het grootste eiland van de Kleine Antillen en bestaat uit vele etnische groepen, waaronder Arawak, Nederlands, Spaans, West-Indische, Latijn, en […]

Ik kwam onlangs over een "onderzoekende" BBC-reportage over de kwestie van de het offeren van kinderen door 'medicijnmannen’ in Oeganda en keek naar de video met een totale afkeer! Na het bekijken van de video, I was reminded of when I […]

Dubbed “the James Brown of Africa,” Fela Kuti and African music in general is making waves in mainstream American music. People are looking for something new and exciting in music and it seems like Africa […]

While many of us throughout the African Diaspora have never been to the “Motherland,” we often feel a sense of connectedness to it. Afrika, the place of our beginning and orijin, has this ability to compel […]

Internationale pop Barbados geboren superster Rihanna werd onlangs geschonken de felbegeerde titel van "de meest sexy vrouw in leven" door Esquire Magazine. Bekend van haar catchy tunes en fashion forward stijl en rand, […]

De kunsten hebben altijd een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de geschiedenis en cultuur van de Afrikaanse afstammelingen. Hoewel veel mensen vandaag de dag vaak beperken de reikwijdte van kunst binnen de Afrikaanse diaspora naar hip hop, tik, R & B, […]

Most of the dialogue about breast cancer surrounds women and on the rare occasions men are mentioned, it is usually in reference to their need to support the women in their lives affected by the disease. […]

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”– Desmond Tutu
The apartheid regime and battle to overcome it in South Africa will forever be […]

Born Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander on July 7th, 1915, Margret Walker has been a major contributor to African American literature and is often referred to as one of the most gifted Black intellectuals in […]

Opgroeien als kind opgroeien in een dorp in het kleine Caribische eiland St. Vincent en de Grenadines, I was often prohibited from wondering the streets or socialising with other people outside of […]

“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within — strength, courage, dignity.” – Ruby Dee

Born on October 27th, 1924, Ruby Dee has been an important force in the movement of […]

On October 1st, 1960, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Comprised of over 300 ethnic groups and competing religious traditions of Christianity, Islam and […]

Wanneer de plantocratie begonnen met de Akan regio West-Afrika, ze specifiek gezocht en gekocht 'Koromantis' (ook wel Coromantees) vanwege hun befaamde kenmerken van trots en discipline. Terwijl slavenhouders hopen dat deze genoemde kenmerken van hun nieuw verworven ‘eigendom’ “goede slaven” zou maken, omdat ze bekend waren moeilijk te zijn […]