While many Republican politicians use Ronald Reagan as the gold standard for what works, it is important for us to examine how his policies affected black people in America. As the infographic below shows, during the Ronald Reagan administration black income, poverty…
It has been said that the future belongs to those that create it. Sitting at the table of a technology business deal where the Americans who created it, the Europeans who had enhanced this technology, Asians who were manufacturing it and the…
This article was originally published in South Africa's Sunday Times on January 10, 2016
There is no doubt that the recent social media posts by white supremacists referring to black people as animals and the uneducated, dirty masses are mere symptoms of an…
The World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that non-communicable and lifestyle diseases account for about 68% of deaths in high-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Many of these top killers include lower respiratory tract infections, tuberculosis, diarrhea and malaria which are preventable and…
Americans and black people around the world will this week celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Even though he was a notable civil rights leader in the United States, he also inspired many people outside the Americas including Africa. Genetic…
The present day Sudan was formerly called Nubia. After it merged with Egypt it became the state of Kush. The land of Kush was ruled by the pharaohs of Egypt from 1500 to 1000 BC. During the time when the two kingdoms…
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An upcoming biographical sports-drama film. It is the first feature biopic film about African American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna…
You can now find some of our content on YouTube. The following and many more Global Black History videos are available to view:
The Role of Missionaries in the Colonization of Africa
European missionaries especially from Portugal, France, Britain, and Germany went to Africa…
The Mutapa State consolidated power and maintained its dominance from the 15th to the 20th century in what is now present day Zimbabwe. The ruling class of the Mutapa people had similar culture and customs as those of the Great Zimbabwe.
The Mutapa…