Amador led a major slave revolt in 1595 on the island of São Tomé that came close to…
Commonly remembered in Guadeloupe as “la mulâtresse Solitude” (“Solitude the Mulatto Woman”), Solitude has become a legendary figure…
Poet, considered a founder of African American literature, was born around 1753, probably among the Fulani peoples living…
An African woman illegally enslaved twice, first in Africa and then in Uruguay. Although it cannot be known…
In this day 1960, Togo the former German colony that gained independence from France. It’s been 60 years…
One of the more fascinating ways to look at the small country of Togo is that if Ghana’s…
In 2020 a Memorial will be erected in Lisbon in honor of the victims of the slave trade,…
In 2020 a Memorial will be erected in Lisbon in honor of the victims of the slave trade,…
In 2020 a Memorial will be erected in Lisbon in honor of the victims of the slave trade,…
The Phenomenon Over a decade after his death, vindication has come to Fela Kuti, Africa’s musical genius. AfroBeat,…