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The Mande Charter: between myth and matrix

At a time when African founding narratives struggle to be heard amid the tumult of global history, the Mande Charter (proclaimed in the 13th...

These anti-black labels we still use

Far from being just words, some expressions still commonly used in Afro-descendant societies are deeply rooted in the history of slavery, colonization, and structural...

But who is Mister Terrific? appearing in the New superman film!

Have you seen the trailer for the new Superman movie? The one being helmed by James Gunn? Well, guess what — Mister Terrific is...

Marie Laveau, the voodoo queen who made New Orleans tremble

In 19th-century New Orleans, a free Black woman shook the powerful, healed the humble, and embodied the spiritual syncretism of African and Creole peoples....

“Antonio Maceo, the ‘Black Titan’”

Reduced to a statue in official memory, Antonio Maceo was nonetheless one of the Spanish Empire’s most feared strategists. The son of a freed...

30 quotes by Muhammad Ali to fire you up

Muhammad Ali didn’t just revolutionize boxing — he electrified language. Through punchlines that were humorous, profound, or prophetic, he embodied more than a champion....

Toto Bissainthe: The black voice of exile and haitian memory

She sang for Haiti, for Africa, for memory. Actress, activist, and priestess of the spoken word, Toto Bissainthe traversed exile and silence to give...

The true history of the first inhabitants of North Africa

For centuries, North Africa was a crossroads of Black peoples, long before slavery or colonization. This article unveils the repressed history of the deep...

Why is Martinique called Martinique?

Over the centuries, the island we now know as “Martinique” has borne at least three different names: Jouanacaera, Madinina/Madiana, and Martinica. These successive names—Amerindian,...

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