Diaspora Africans Return

History was made on Wednesday, when the “Anyemi”, Africans living in the Diaspora, led by “Mensuon” (horn blowers), walked in droves through a symbolic “Door of Return” at the Elmina Castle, to enact their return to their roots. This was the highlight of the launching of the ‘Joseph Project’, which aims at reconnecting Africans in the Diaspora with their homeland. After going through the symbolic Door of Return, to defy the Castle’s “Door of no Return,”


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Brazil Finally Embracing, Celebrating Its Rich African Heritage

AFRICANGLOBE – In Brazil a Nigerian diviner dances and sings next to a Brazilian priest of the Candomblé religion, brought to this South American country by enslaved Africans, that is now being rescued from oblivion in school texts on national history and culture.


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AFRICA: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

Africa once ruled the world and will do so again AFRICANGLOBE – Humanity began in Africa 6,000,000 years ago. Every person on earth is descended from a woman who lived in Africa 250,000 years ago. The pharaohs ruled Egypt for 3,000 years. One of the earliest pharaohs built the Great Pyramid at Giza. It is still the largest building that the world has ever seen. It is composed of millions of blocks of solid stone each weighing at least two tons. A shaft that emanates from the heart of the pyramid is aimed at the star Sirius in the constellation Orion. This star is near a black hole which is a portal that leads to the other side of the universe. read more

Reclaiming Africa’s History from the West

History is one of the most powerful tools a people can utilize in building a sense of national identity and pride, towards social, cultural and economic advancement. A people without a true sense of their history lack a clear direction for the future. read more

North African Ethnicity

“How can you be African?” a Swazi acquaintance asked once, asking me to defend my claim to the continent. It did not come as a surprise. We have been taught – by schools and universities, by media, by governments across the world, even in North Africa – that ‘Africa’ really means ‘sub-Saharan Africa,’ and that the North does not belong to the rest of the continent. I previously wrote about this issue of the false separation of “Arab” North and Black South and would like to continue this discussion. The very word “Africa” comes from Tamazight, the indigenous language of North Africa. Read More

The Battle of Adwa

African history month is every month. Specifically, it begins January 1st and ends December 31st, representing every day, week and month in the year. Most importantly, existing celebrations, will be unified into one cultural forum. During a year, every day, week and month will have its own importance presenting history from ancient cultures to the present-day. However, there are sacred days and one of them is in the month of March. This country was Ethiopia, when on March 1, 1896, in the battle at Adowa led by Emperor Menelek II and his wife, Empress Tayti whom decisively defeated the Italians. Ethiopia escaped colonialism entering into the twenty-first century an independent nation.

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What is Left out of Black History Month

We have come a long way in addressing the whitewashing of history, but perhaps we should address some of the almost artificial borders and boundaries we have set on that history. Black Latinos