Colonisation

Will Kenya’s First Anti-Colonial Leaders Ever Rest In Peace?

In African Culture(s), a dignified burial of the departed is an important feature that is thought to secure safe passage to the realm of the living-dead, the ancestors. This is further amplified if the deceased was a chief or a community...

Katlego Mereko·over 4 years ago

Myth Busters : 5 Myths About Africa.

Africa is a very beautiful continent with diverse cultures and beliefs. The Landscapes are breath taking and the people are sensational. However with so many amazing places to tell about this great continent . The truth about is often ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

How African body markings were used to construct the idea of race in colonial Brazil

In the 1700s, the gold rush in southeast Brazil created a high demand for mining labour. The Minas Gerais region became one of the main destinations for African slaves. For the first half of the century, demand was met by a trade circuit...

Aldair Rodrigues·over 3 years ago

The half-European New African

The half-European New African Not long ago a prolific public intellectual not only pointed out why social cohesion cannot be attained in South Africa but called for an examination of the state of Africanness, whatever that is. 

Sandile Memela·about 3 years ago

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