African Culture, History and Rankings - TalkAfricana

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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877

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Lacy Mitchell: The Man Lynched for Testifying Against Two White Men Accused of Raping a Young Black Girl in 1930

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Mandume: The African King Who Led an Uprising Against Portuguese Colonial Rule in 1914

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Delphine LaLaurie: The Serial Killer Who Sadistically Tortured and Killed Her Slaves for Fun

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Onesimus: How an Enslaved African Gifted to a Pastor Helped Save Boston from Smallpox

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James Gordon: The Reverend Who Led the Protests Against Ota Benga’s Exhibition in a Zoo in 1906

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Boni: The Guerrilla Leader Who Led a Resistance Against Dutch Colonizers in 18th Century Suriname

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The Lynching of 17 Year-Old Marie Scott in 1914

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Ota Benga: The Tragic Story of the African Man Who Was Exhibited in a New York Zoo in 1906

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Harry Washington: The Slave Who Escaped George Washington’s Plantation, Fought for the British, and Eventually Settled in Africa

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The Langa Massacre: Remembering the Tragic Massacre of Funeral Attendees by South African Apartheid Police in 1985

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Coffy: The Enslaved African Who Led a Major Slave Revolt Against the Colonial Regime in Guyana in 1763

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Titina Silá: The Freedom Fighter Murdered by Portugal for Championing Guinea Bissau’s Liberation

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Willie James Howard: The 15-Year-Old Boy Who Was Lynched for Having a Crush on His White Colleague in 1944

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John Hartfield: The Black Man Who Was Lynched for Dating a White Lady in 1919

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Kpana Lewis: The African Chief Exiled to Ghana for Resisting British Colonialism

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Isaac Simmons: The Black Minister Brutally Lynched by a White Mob for His 220-Acre Land in 1945

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The Remarkable Story of Charles L. Reason: The First Black College Professor in the United States

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Augustus Tolton: The Runaway Slave Who Became a Catholic Priest in the US

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The Brutal Lynching of Frazier B. Baker and His Infant Daughter by a White Mob in 1898

Culture

ReligionUzonna Anele -

The Beautiful Rock-Hewn Churches of Ethiopia

The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are eleven monolithic churches carved into the rugged landscapes of Lalibela, in Ethiopia, these...

History

HistoryMr Madu - April 10, 2024

Onesimus: How an Enslaved African Gifted to a Pastor Helped Save Boston from Smallpox

Onesimus was an enslaved African who, in the late 17th century, was purchased and given as a gift to Puritan minister Cotton Mather. His...

James Gordon: The Reverend Who Led the Protests Against Ota Benga’s Exhibition in a Zoo in 1906

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Boni: The Guerrilla Leader Who Led a Resistance Against Dutch Colonizers in 18th Century Suriname

The Lynching of 17 Year-Old Marie Scott in 1914

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Ota Benga: The Tragic Story of the African Man Who Was Exhibited in a New York Zoo in 1906

Rankings

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Top Worst Performing Currencies in Africa (2024)

According to bloomberg, African currencies faced significant challenges in 2024, with some experiencing alarming decline against the United States...