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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Badawi’s encyclopedic survey of African history is an important installment in the current wave of scholarship on the deep histories of African societies.
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19 Children's Books that Celebrate Black History Month
The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. In Heart and Soul, Kadir Nelson's stirring paintings and words grace 100-plus pages of a ...
AFRO American Newspapers4d
The Smithsonian PURGE: 47th president’s team removes artifacts of Black resistance
Critics warn against erasing African-American history as Trump officials dismantle Smithsonian exhibits depicting Black ...
PBS1y
African American Comic Book
This was the Golden Age of comic books, when Americans voraciously consumed stories about superheroes, determined detectives and thrilling romances - yet very few featured African American ...
Opinion
South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?
A new book argues that South Africa should ‘start again’, but the reviewer says it doesn’t make a strong case.
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How the Green Book Helped African-American Tourists Navigate a Segregated Nation
The Green-Book was what they needed ... (The 1941 edition above resides in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.) Mail carriers, Ramsey explains, were ...