The Igbo Landing refers to the mass suicide of Igbo slaves in 1803 who chose to die than live a life of slavery.
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The World’s Most Celebrated Anti-Slavery Program Is Being Gutted | OZY
There is clearly a corporate agenda behind these [political] changes. Outsourcing is a necessary condition for the existence of slave labor.
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African American Museum To Digitize Vintage Photos, Videos For Black Families | Huffington Post
“We recognize the importance of these vernacular, homemade images, this folk cinema, as an alternate history to the kinds of history that the mass media tells.”
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Winnie Mandela the movie: ‘She was volatile and uncontrollable, and that was punished’ | The Guardian
An award-winning documentary demystifies the image of the activist as ‘sinner’ to Nelson the saint, as part of a wave of films in African cinema breaking with the status quo on gender, race and politics
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The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations | Salon
A French physician working in Cayenne, envied the “numerous plant cures” known to “Indians and Negroes.”
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A Film Documents the Rastafarian Fight for Reparations for Slavery | Hyperallergic
Screening August 18 at JACK, The Price of Memory follows a group of Jamaican Rastafarians as they petition the British Crown for reparations.
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The land of Haile Selassie is finally recognizing its Rastafarian community | Quartz
Ethiopia’s government has announced it will issue identity cards to members of the Rastafarian community, a religious group that has long been seen as stateless in the horn of Africa nation.
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The Century-Old Photos That Exposed the Evils of Colonialism in Africa – Vice
Alice Seeley Harris’ images are still shocking today.
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Lost Islamic City in Ethiopia – OkayAfrica
ETHIOPIA—Archaeologists in eastern Ethiopia have uncovered an ancient city dating as far back as the 10th century AD, reports BBC News.
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6 Black Explorers That Will Transform How You See the Ancient World – Atlanta Black Star
Christopher Columbus wasn’t responsible for Africans ultimately coming to America.
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