Wilfred Gray’s thirst to bond with motherland Africa
African American brothers and sisters who have made the trip back to the motherland usually have great stories to tell about their experiences. The following account by Wilfred Gray, a … Read More
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Cana, a neglected piece of Black History
Prior to the French invasion of what later became the French territory of Dahomey in 1894, the kingdom of Danxomê (wrongly called Dahomey by the colonial power who didn’t know better) was … Read More
The power of a song in a strange land
BY DONNA M. COX From the moment of capture, through the treacherous middle passage, after the final sale and throughout life in North America, the experience of enslaved Africans who first arrived … Read More
Ambassador Erieka Bennett, a die-hard bridge-builder
BY USMAN MAMA At The African Magazine, we celebrate Black History Month with one foot in the past to honor giant Blacks of the past, and the other foot in … Read More
Kaleidoscope Beauty, a U.K.-based African jewelry brand, launches a new collection
Kaleidoscope Beauty takes its roots and inspiration in African culture and traditions. The sophisticated brand is the brain child of a creative entrepreneur, Umutoni Thuku-Benzinge, from Kenya. After spending several … Read More
Remembering African American media pioneer John H. Johnson
By Kossi Gbêdiga The celebration of black history during the month of February involves, among other things, honoring the legacies of influential black men and women, the likes of Marcus … Read More
Lynching preachers: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors incited racial violence
BY MALCOLM BRIAN FOLEY White lynch mobs in America murdered at least 4,467 people between 1883 and 1941, hanging, burning, dismembering, garroting and blowtorching their victims. Their violence was widespread … Read More
Tracing ancestry is not easy for African Americans
BY BILL O’BOYLE WILKES-BARRE —What’s in a name? Everything, that’s what. Just ask Kwaku King Adjei-Frimpong. We’ll call him King because that’s the name he uses. King, 29, is the … Read More
#neverforget #alwaysremember (in celebration of Black History Month)
BY UCHENNA UMEH, MD They came from the African coasts from the Motherland… My people, My ancestors, Aunts and uncles, yours and mine. Please click here to read the full … Read More
Sudanese Canadian writer Amr Muneer Dahab’s brave move to denounce the ‘supremacy’ of the novel
BY PETER SESAY Sudanese Canadian poet and essayist Amr Muneer Dahab recently stunned the publishing world with his new book in Arabic translated into English under the title: “Damn the … Read More