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Sep 21

Top 10 African Tribes Taken in the Atlantic Slave Trade

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By Erickka Sy Savané With Black Panther/Wakanda fever forever cementing a place in our hearts, and the rise of African Americans getting their DNA tested, especially from AfricanAncestry.com, where they can trace your ancestry back to your African ethnic group, we're at a time when we want to know more about where we came from. So it's not surprising that…

Sep 21

Meet the Author Behind ‘Wakanda Forever,’ Marvel’s New Comic Featuring Spider Man and Wakanda’s Female Warriors

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Nnedi Okarafor By Winnie Gaturu Black Panther just surpassed the Titanic to become the 3rd highest-earning movie of all time. This comes as it hits a revenue of $665.4 million. Following its tremendous success, Marvel has decided to create a 3-comic miniseries starring the Dora Milage and Spider Man. The miniseries is conveniently named Wakanda Forever perhaps to take advantage…

Sep 21

This Video on the History of Black Hair Proves Our Hair is Definitely Our Crown

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We can't know where we're going until we know where we've been. This video highlighting the history of black hair dating back to Africa, through enslavement, to today, can give us the perspective we need to walk powerfully through the world, knowing that our hair is truly our crown. As Marcus Garvey said, "Remove the kinks from your mind, not…

Sep 21

African Ancestry: The DNA Test That Is Giving African Americans New Life!

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The Breakfast Club: Charlamagne and Chadwick Boseman By Mwabi Kaira My father is from Zambia and my mother is from Malawi. My late paternal Uncle was our family historian and wrote out our family tree back to 5 generations based on oral tradition before his death. I’ve always known my history because of this and I have never questioned where…

Sep 21

This Family-Owned Ghanaian Label Wants You to Take a Piece of Ghana Wherever You Go

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Photo of Essie & Nana Brew-Hammond via Exit 14 By Brook Bobb A love of clothing runs in Nana Brew-Hammond’s family. Before her grandmother started one of Ghana’s first and only female-run advertising agencies, she was a seamstress, and Nana’s mother, Delphine, grew up helping with measurements, sewing, and cutting fabrics. Nana’s sister, Essie Hammond, was also born in Ghana,…