The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia ...
Dec. 13 (UPI) --Forty-two pieces of African art covering five millennia will be on display starting Tuesday at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. "The African Origin of Civilization: ...
Black History Month should not be about trivia or symbolic firsts. It should be about unlearning—about dismantling the white perspective that framed Africa as marginal and Black people as derivative.
Constructed between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries, Great Zimbabwe features massive stone enclosures built entirely without mortar. Granite blocks were carefully shaped and stacked to create ...
What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...
The concept of culture / S. Ademola Ajayi -- Misconceptions about African culture, civilization and history / Felix O. Alao -- Sources for the study of early African culture and civilization / S.
Installation view, Omar Ba, “Clin d’œil : à Cheikh Anta Diop - Un continent à la recherche de son histoire” (2017), oil, pencil, acrylic, ink, and gouache on corrugated card, 129 4/5 x 282 1/2 x 15 ...
Exploring the captivating world of early African metallurgy unveils a treasure trove of information about Africa’s significant role in the initial development of metalworking technologies. By ...