Rosalie Gicanda (1928–1994) was the last Queen of Rwanda, remembered as a “People’s Queen” whose life of quiet dignity ended...
This essay explains how the term Maafa is used across Kentake Page. The term Maafa was introduced by...
On the word Maafa In this cine-essay, I advance an original reading of Sinners that treats the film as a meditation on the Maafa as a cosmological rupture: the violent breaking of an...
When I first wrote “Identity of She,” I believed the questions I carried about the “first” mother in...
Moremi Ajasoro was a legendary Yoruba queen whose courage, intelligence, and tragic sacrifice have echoed across centuries. Remembered...
The Battle of Mbororé was a major victory in which Guaraní warriors defeated Portuguese raiders (bandeirantes) and their Indigenous allies. On 11 March 1641, on a twisting stretch of the upper...
Stephen Bantu Biko (1946–1977) was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader and revolutionary philosopher who is widely regarded as...
Miriam Makeba, lovingly known as Mama Africa, was a South African singer, freedom fighter, and cultural worker who turned her...
Marimba Ani stands as one of the most incisive and fearless architects of African-centered thought. As a scholar-activist, she transformed anthropology from a weapon of Eurocentric observation into a tool of...
“There are no accomplices here other than you and I. You as oppressor, I as liberator, deserve to...
“Her fight is preserved in Brazilian history, and her warrior personality is, to this day, an example for...
This summer, I embarked on a 21-day trip to Ghana, motivated by my deep admiration for Ottobah Cugoano, an important historical figure whose legacy is often overlooked. Before my visit, I...
