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Movie star Djimon Hounsou to play Gbêhanzin, the last king of pre-colonial Danxomê

06/03/2015

BY LOU SIFA In an interview with reporter Kam Williams posted on the web on January 30, 2009, Djimon Hounsou, the American movie star originally from Benin (previously Danxomê), West … Read More

Culture Diaspora

Movie star Djimon Hounsou’s homecoming

10/18/2013

BY LOU SIFA Djimon Hounsou, the American movie star originally from Benin, West Africa who rose to fame thanks to his role in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film Amistad, and later gained increased … Read More

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Movie star Djimon Hounsou to play Gbêhanzin, the last king of pre-colonial Danxomê

Movie star Djimon Hounsou’s homecoming

Wilfred Gray’s thirst to bond with motherland Africa

Cana, a neglected piece of Black History

The power of a song in a strange land