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
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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
U.S. Postal Service honors Museum of African American History with a new stamp
BY LOU SIFA The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony on Froday as it issued the Celebrating African American History and Culture commemorative Forever stamp as a special … Read More
Cana, a potential tourist’s attraction overlooked by President Talon
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Tourism promotion is one of the features of the Benin Government’s Plan of Action unveiled by President Patrice Talon on December 16. The … Read More
A salute to diversity’s promotion in America
BY CARMEN VIDJANGNI Did you say president? Yes, president of the Harvard Law Review, a prestigious academic publication in this elite school ranked as the world’s sixth university in one … Read More
Harvard Law Review elects first black woman president—of Nigerian descent
BY ANGELA ROBBINS Harvard Law Review, one of the most prestigious academic publications in the United States, earlier this week announced the election of Imelme A. Umana, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania … Read More
Interview with the king of Cana, Dada Aïhotogbé Langanfin Glèlè
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Despite being a Republic, Benin is a country with a strong royal tradition. Probably every community boasts kings or other traditional chiefs. While … Read More
The king of Cana launches a 57-day centennial celebration
BY LOU SIFA IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Bracing the biting dry heat and the stubborn thin dust of the Harmattan season, a colorful and vibrant crowd of royalties from around … Read More
Cana, a neglected piece of Black History
BY USMAN MAMA PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Cana, today a regular village with a population of ten thousand people located on both sides of the Benin-Niger interstate highway 87 miles … Read More
Why the surge of anti-black racism during Obama’s presidency?
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The second trending item on Yahoo! for a good part of the day on October 24th, 2012—that is 12 days before the November 6th, 2012 U.S. presidential …