African HistoryBlack HistoryEvolutionDinknesh aka Lucy: The first lady of humanity?Meserette KentakeNovember 24, 2016March 7, 2020 by Meserette KentakeNovember 24, 2016March 7, 20200 “There is still a powerful tendency to deny that humanity originated in Africa and that the African peoples of the world are related to each...
African HistoryBlack FirstsBlack HistorySistoryThe Aba Women’s WarMeserette KentakeNovember 18, 2015June 9, 2020 by Meserette KentakeNovember 18, 2015June 9, 20201 The Aba Women’s Riot, also known as the Women’s War, was an insurrection in Nigeria when it was occupied by the British to redress social,...
African HistoryBlack HistoryThe Maji Maji War 1905-1907Meserette KentakeJuly 31, 2015June 10, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJuly 31, 2015June 10, 20200 The Maji Maji War in Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania), beginning in July 1905 and ending in July 1907, was the most significant African challenge to German...
African HistoryBlack HistoryThe War of The Golden StoolUchenna EdehMarch 25, 2014June 19, 2015 by Uchenna EdehMarch 25, 2014June 19, 20150 “I must say this: if you, the men of Asante, will not go forward, then we will. We, the women, will. I shall call upon...