First Guadeloupean to enter Polytechnique, an unsung hero of World War I, Camille Mortenol embodies the colonial paradox: loyalty without recognition, excellence without legacy.
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They defied the impossible. From Henry “Box” Brown’s postal escape to Eliza Harris’s icy river crossing, these enslaved people orchestrated escapes as brilliant as...
On April 15, 1848, seventy-seven African American slaves boarded the Pearl, a schooner meant to carry them to freedom. This escape— the largest ever...
On April 4, 1960, Senegal became independent. A look back at the broken hopes of the Mali Federation, between thwarted pan-Africanism and fragmented sovereignty.
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Redrawing our roots
At the heart of human history, long before civilizations arose and continents bore borders, lived a woman: Mitochondrial Eve. Not the first...
Long erased from classical narratives, Africa was nonetheless a key player in Greco-Roman Antiquity: Ethiopian kings, Nubian queens, Egyptian thinkers, Black soldiers, Roman citizens....
