Nat Turner (1800–1831) or the hanging of a black Prophet in the America of plantations

August 1831, Virginia: a Black preacher named Nat Turner leads the bloodiest slave insurrection in American history. Two months later, he is publicly hanged, his head displayed as a warning. But his act, nourished...

Anta Madjiguène Ndiaye, the Jolof queen who became a plantation mistress in Florida

Captured at thirteen on the coasts of Senegal, Anta Madjiguène Ndiaye, daughter of a Wolof chief, was deported to Cuba and then to Florida....

October 17, 1806: the assassination of Dessalines or the death of a revolution

On October 17, 1806, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, father of Haitian independence, was assassinated at Pont-Rouge. Behind this regicide: a collapsed empire, a betrayed revolution, a...

Charlemagne Péralte, the Crucified of Haiti

In a now-legendary photograph, he appears nailed to a door, the Haitian flag draped over his head. In 1919, the American marines thought they...

Marie Rose Cavelan, the Creole insurgent whom colonial history tried to erase

Marie Rose Cavelan is not an easy figure. Mixed-race, free, a slaveowner, co-instigator of an anti-British insurrection in Grenada in 1795, she embodies the...
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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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