Started just eight years ago, Brazil’s Rios de Historia cultural tour has attracted thousands of travelers from the U.S. and abroad, giving tourists a once-in-a-lifetime look at the nation’s most dazzling historic and cultural sites.
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Fearless Black Female Warrior: Queen Nanny of the Maroons – Atlanta Black Star
Jamaican national hero Queen Nanny was a remarkable woman who became a well-respected spiritual leader of the Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century.
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Mother Africa: 12 Iconic Women Who Have Shaped Our Culture – Okay Africa
DIASPORA—The world would be much less soulful without the contributions of African women.
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Why is Mandela’s granddaughter abandoning the ANC? – Al Jazeera
Nelson Mandela’s eldest granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela, discusses how her grandfather’s party has gone astray.
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A Film About Japan’s First Black Samurai Is Currently In Development – Okay Africa
A fascinating story about the first black samurai is being adapted into a feature-length action drama by Lionsgate Entertainment.
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Remembering Chuck Berry – The Atlantic
The rock ‘n’ roll legend—who died at the age of 90—was a fierce guitarist and unparalleled raconteur.
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6 Books That Shaped Post-Apartheid South Africa
South Africa | OFFICIALLY, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometres of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana […]
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Haiti’s Jacobin – The Nation
A new biography explores the mysterious life and times of Toussaint Louverture.
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Black Social Photography in South Africa: Before & After
The earliest photography in Africa can be traced back to the colonial cultural anthropologists of the mid-nineteenth century. The intention at the time was to shock the Western world with imagery of savages. More than a century later and not much has changed.
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Black Dragons: The Black Punk Gang Who Fought Racism & Skinheads in 1980s France
In a new short series, Okayafrica contributor Aude Konan will be highlighting little known black punk communities around the world, and how they work to gain more visibility within their local punk scenes.
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