Robert Mugabe offers a fascinating history about behind the scenes politics that Zimbabwe had with its former colonial power. Mugabe was a favorite of the British and often touted as the model for democracy after colonialism because he went along with their…
Southern Africa's history is massively intertwined and evidence of influential ancient kingdoms has intrigued the world because it serves as evidence of a thriving African people before colonialism. Most of these ancient kingdoms have been linked to periods between 1100 and 1600…
Ivan Van Sertima published a very ground breaking book, "They Came Before Columbus" which showed that black people had travelled to the Americas well before Columbus claimed to have discovered America. He offers archaeological evidence in Mexico and some of Columbus' writing…
The European Union has all of a sudden decided to remove sanctions on a list of 51 Zimbabweans and 20 companies previously accused of bankrolling and supporting the repressive government of Robert Mugabe. Last time we checked the people on this list…
An Introduction to the Man & the Myth "Dictator", "Madman" "his Excellency",Africa’s most eloquent speaker; father of the nation; "liberator" are all adjectives that have been used to describe the man who has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for…
This unique uprising of the 19th Century led by former slave General Toussaint L'Ouverture became the only successful slave insurrection in world history. This led to the establishment of the first black republic and was the inspiration behind anti-slavery movements in the…
The Real Housewives of Atlanta took a trip to South Africa in Episodes 12, 13 and apparently they will still be there in episode 14. It was the popular Nene Leakes, Khandi Burress, Cynthia, Marlo, Sheree and Phaedra Parks, who organized the…
CNN's Inside Africa profiled the inhabitants of Table Mountain in South Africa who are Khoi descendants. Table Mountain overlooks Cape Town and is a major tourist attraction. About 2000 years ago the Khoikhoi migrated towards the Cape Peninsula from the north, displacing the…
Marcus Garvey is one of the most controversial figures for black people in the diaspora in the 20th Century. Between 1916 and 1921 he built the largest black movement in black history.
Marcus Garvey was born in St Ann's Bay,…
When this DVD came across my desk I thought it was just something worth watching on a Sunday afternoon when one has nothing else to do. However "Apocalypse Africa: Made in America" quickly evolves into something worthwhile and informative because it is…