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The Joy of Kenyan National Archives

We Have Come to Praise Caesar, Not To Bury Him: The St. Gabriel of the Archives By Wambui Mwangi I hope all of you are sitting down. Take deep calming breaths. I am in Nairobi right now and what I have to write about

January 13, 2024

Africa

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Celebrating the life of the original African Bluesman By Matt Yanchyshyn Ali

January 13, 2024

Desmond Tutu Remembers Miriam Makeba

TO KNOW HER, IS TO LOATHE APARTHEID By Desmond Tutu Sunday, November

January 13, 2024

She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story

By Duaa Eldeib | @deldeib | With thanks to NewBlackMan | Originally

January 14, 2024

C. Delores Tucker: Campaigned Against Rap Lyrics

C. Delores Tucker, Civil Rights Activist who also campaigned fervently against rap

January 13, 2024

Black British Families Suffer the Most From the Impacts of Covid-19

By Shola Adenekan Monday, July 24, 2023. A new report has revealed the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on

January 14, 2024

People & Politics

Shaggy’s ‘Com Fly Wid Mi’ Plods, While V. Shayne Fredericks’ ‘The King Suite’ Soars’

By Mark Anthony Neal | @NewBlackMan |with thanks to NewBlackMan (in Exile) Sunday, July 9, 2023. For the better part of

January 14, 2024

Music

Black Britain and other Minority Communities Take up Side Hustles to Keep up with Financial Obligations Overseas

By Shola Adenekan Thursday, March 9, 2023. For many members of UK’s immigrant communities, the rising cost of living is not only

January 14, 2024

Business & Careers

Exile: A Review of Romeo Oriogun’s Nomad

By Chibueze Anthony Ukwuoma Tuesday, November 29, 2022. In an interview granted to World Stage Television, Romeo Oriogun revealed that when he

January 14, 2024

Books & Literature

For Milo

By Millie Dok Thursday, July 28, 2022. Tonight Tonight a friend of mine will die No, not the physical dead

January 14, 2024

Books & Literature

Innovations That May Change the Food We Eat

Technology is ever changing, and this is true for food just as it is in any other industry. We’re constantly adapting what

January 14, 2024

Food

John Garang: Led the Struggle Against Genocide by the Sudanese Government

John Garang: Sudanese Rebel and Statesman By Shola Adenekan Three weeks ago, John Garang, who has died aged 60, in a helicopter

January 13, 2024

People & Politics

Ellen Kuzwayo: South Africa’s Women Rights Campaigner

Award-Winning Writer And Campaigner for Women’s Rights In Apartheid South Africa By Shola Adenekan Ellen Kuzwayo, who has died aged 91 from complications from

January 13, 2024

Obituaries