The Victoria Climbié case: murder and state scandal in London

On February 25, 2000, in London, eight-year-old Victoria Climbié died after months of abuse at the hands of her great-aunt and her partner. Known to social services, the police, and hospitals, her ordeal revealed...

The murder of Amadou Diallo

On February 4, 1999, in the Bronx, New York, a 23-year-old man named Amadou Diallo was shot dead by American police. In a matter...

Rape as a weapon of genocide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The film Muganga sheds light on a truth suppressed for far too long: in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rape is used as...

Katherine Johnson, the black NASA mathematician who made Mercury and Apollo possible

American mathematician born in 1918 in West Virginia, Katherine Johnson was one of the central figures of the United States’ space conquest. First employed...

25 words in haitian creole derived from congolese languages

Haitian Creole is often presented as a language with a French lexical base. While formally correct, this definition obscures an essential reality: its Atlantic...
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History of the WNBA: From its creation to its current rise

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the professional women’s basketball league in the United States, created in 1996 with the support of the...

Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Gabby Williams, Dominique Malonga: The WNBA is on fire

The WNBA is no longer just existing — it’s exploding. Over the past few days, individual performances have been dropping like fireworks. Records, milestones,...

Fritz Pollard, the runner who defied color

First African American coach in the NFL, Fritz Pollard was a pioneer of professional sports and a builder of freedom in the face of...

A look back at the Dominique Malonga case: Historic second overall pick in the WNBA draft

Dominique Malonga. Remember this name. You may have only half-heard it during the Paris Games, slipped between two spotlights on the handball players, or...
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The Authors’ Conference: when Sub-Saharan Africa prepares to write its own destiny

On August 8, 2025, Kinshasa will host a major literary event already stirring excitement among pan-African creative circles. The Conférence des Auteurs (LCDA), spearheaded...

Teranga Meet 2025 opens its doors to those dreaming of a new beginning in Senegal

Teranga Meet 2025 opens its doors to those dreaming of a new beginning in Senegal On May 17, 2025, Paris will not just be the...

Paris Noir: When art rewrites history

With Paris Noir, the Centre Pompidou celebrates half a century of Afro-descendant artistic creation. A remarkable exhibition retracing artistic circulations and anti-colonial struggles in...

Zonga, when masks dance, History unfolds

Discover Zonga, a captivating show combining dance, music and visual art to explore African identity, the restitution of masks and cultural heritage. There are moments...

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