Two interlinked but unfinished revolutions – one intellectual and one overtly political – have been playing a central role in Africa and the diaspora. Together they will help shape the trajectory of ...

AFA copy 39088019753995 gift from Janet Stanley. Since the beginning of time, Africa's been inhabited by humans. As one of the oldest civilizations, it is suspected that mankind first originated from ...

The Transatlantic or Atlantic slave trade occurred during the 16th through the 19th centuries. The tragic event caused the displacement of approximately 12 million Africans. The psychological, ...

Foreword. Reclaiming ancestral narratives / Sir David Adjaye -- Introduction. Kings, kingship and kingdoms in African history / John Parker -- Ancient Egypt and Nubia: kings of flood and kings of rain ...

Benin Bronzes (Kingdom of Benin at the time was famous for its wealth, bronze, trade, agriculture, and craftsmanship) The great Benin Empire located in present-day Nigeria was quite prominent during ...

When people think about powerful ancient empires, they often imagine Rome, Greece, or Egypt. However, one of the strongest and most impressive kingdoms in the ancient world was located in East Africa.

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in the Kingdom of Aksum, a major ancient power in Northeastern Africa, identifying two churches from shortly after the Aksumite's conversion to ...

"The Woman King," a new film that stars Viola Davis and is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, is a chronicle of Black female power. It tells the story of the Agojie, fierce women warriors in the ...

The first episode looks at Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, a kingdom that dominated a vast area of the eastern Sahara for thousands of years. Its people were described as barbarians and ...