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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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Books

Women philosophers who...

Although men have generally dominated philosophical discourse, women have been philosophers throughout the history of the discipline. Most female philosophers lived their lives focusing upon resolving existential questions about...
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Africa

The oldest tribes...

It is commonly believed that human lives evolved out of Africa millions of years ago. Many indigenous African tribes are direct descendants of some...
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Cipolla’s 5 laws...

In 1976, Carlo M. Cipolla, a Professor of economic history at the University of California, Berkeley published an essay outlining the fundamental laws of...
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Feature

When Harriet Tubman...

As clouds flitted across the moonlit sky on the night of June 2, 1863, three gunboats snaked up the Combahee River in South Carolina’s...
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From The Archives

Photo captured in...

  This is a real photo that was captured in Damascus, Syria in the year 1889. The one being carried is a Christian called Sameer,...
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From The Archives

Meet the girl...

Mercedes was the daughter of a German businessman, Emil Jellinek. Jellinek created the Mercedes trademark in 1902, naming it in honour of his daughter, Mercédès...
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Africa

Mnyazi wa Menza:...

Mnyazi wa Menza, also known as ‘Mekatilili Wa Menza or Makatilili born in 1860 was a Kenyan independence activist who led the Giriama people...
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From The Archives

How Gen Murtala...

“Good morning fellow Nigerians, this is Lt. Col. B. S. Dimka of the Nigerian Army calling. I bring you good tidings. Murtala Muhammed’s deficiency...
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From The Archives

Songhai Empire (c....

The Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries was a kingdom that controlled the Western Sahel. It was one of the most important...
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