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Historic depiction of native nations’...

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession...

Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya “Maja” Adekunle:...

Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya “Maja” Adekunle: Tender but...

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession and enduring resilience

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession and enduring resilience Story by Tawheed Yakub This powerful and emotional photograph, taken in 1948, captures a deeply painful moment in Native American history. The man seen wiping away tears is George Gillette, chairman of the Fort Berthold Indian Tribal Business Council. Read also: African Literature and the passage of the Aku Uka, by Andrew Agbese Sitting beside him is U.S. Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, signing a contract that would force the sale of 155,000 acres of tribal land in North Dakota to the...
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From The Archives

Historic depiction of...

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession and enduring resilience Story by Tawheed Yakub This powerful and emotional photograph, taken in 1948, captures a deeply...
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Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya...

Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya “Maja” Adekunle: Tender but formidable civil war commander Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (1936–2014), famously known as “The Black Scorpion,” is captured...
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Hillary & Bill:...

Hillary & Bill: How love and loyalty shaped a political power couple On May 29, 1974, a twenty-six-year-old Hillary Rodham made a decision that stunned...
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Down Memory Lane

The day Auschwitz...

The day Auschwitz fell silent and the darkest scar in human history January 1945. The snow was still red from war when the Red Army...
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Josiah Henryson Doherty:...

Josiah Henryson Doherty: Nigeria’s wealthiest entrepreneur, philanthropist He was one of the wealthiest Nigerians of his time; he owned over 80 houses and owned many...
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Travel as Activism:...

Travel as Activism: Stories of Black women who defied apartheid’s borders For Black South Africans under apartheid, the simple act of moving across towns or...
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Africa

From Bondage to...

From Bondage to Fortune: How enslaved African woman won freedom, wealth through love, by Gift Luckson  Nansi Wiggins (also called Ana Gallum) was a remarkable...
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Derico Nwamama: One...

Derico Nwamama: One of the most feared armed robbers in Nigeria's history In the bustling town of Aguleri in Anambra State, sometime in the late...
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A Tale of...

A Tale of Discipline and Integrity: The story of Shehu Shagari and the presidential jet In the First Republic, Shehu Shagari served as Private Secretary...
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