African Culture, History and Rankings - TalkAfricana

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Quobna Cugoano: The Remarkable Journey of a Ghanaian Slave who Became an Abolitionist in 18th Century Britain

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Charleston Riot of 1919: The Time US Sailors Unleashed Chaos on African Americans

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Arthur Barkshire: The Black Man Convicted for Bringing His Wife into Indiana in 1854

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Denmark Vesey: The Black Leader Executed for Planning a Slave Revolt in U.S. in 1822

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Black Laws of 1804: The Statutes that Governed the Lives of African Americans in Ohio in the 19th Century

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The Doctrine of Discovery: How the Catholic Church Authorized Colonial Powers to Seize Lands and Subjugate People in Africa

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Remembering the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963 That Targeted Black Americans

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Rosa Egipcaca: The Enslaved Prostitute Who Became a Pioneering Afro-Brazilian Writer and Religious Mystic

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Hattie Cotton Elementary: The US School Bombed for Admitting a Black Student in 1957

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Alessandro De’ Medici: The First Black Duke in European History

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Rubin Stacey: The Black Man Who Was Lynched in Florida in 1935 for Frightening a White Lady

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Gquma: The White Woman Who Ruled as Queen in the South African Kingdom of AmaMpondo in the 1700s

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Noyes Academy: The US School Demolished for Enrolling Black Students in 1835

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Matt Ingram, the Black Man Who Was Convicted in 1951 for Staring at a White Woman

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Black Caesar: The Enslaved African Chief Who Became a Notorious Pirate in the 18th Century

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Anthony Crawford: The Wealthy Black Man Who Was Lynched for Arguing with a White Man in 1916

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Bai Bureh: The African Leader Exiled for Leading an Uprising Against the British in 1898

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Battle of Isandlwana: How the Zulus Handed Britain Their Worst Defeat in the Era of Colonial Conquest in Africa

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Mary Turner, the Pregnant Black Woman Lynched in 1918 for Condemning Her Husband’s Killers

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Lewis Martin: The Runaway Slave Who Sacrificed an Arm and a Leg in the Battlefields of the US Civil War

Culture

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The Creation Story of the Efé People of DR Congo

According to the Efé creation myth, their story begins with the divine hand of God crafting the first human being, named Baatsi. Using clay as his medium, God sculpted the form of a man.

History

HistoryTalk Africana - September 19, 2023

Black Laws of 1804: The Statutes that Governed the Lives of African Americans in Ohio in the 19th Century

The Ohio Black Laws of 1804 were some of the earliest legal codes that explicitly discriminated against African Americans. These laws, enacted by the state legislature imposed numerous restrictions on the rights and freedoms of African Americans living in the state.

Remembering the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963 That Targeted Black Americans

Rosa Egipcaca: The Enslaved Prostitute Who Became a Pioneering Afro-Brazilian Writer and Religious Mystic

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Hattie Cotton Elementary: The US School Bombed for Admitting a Black Student in 1957

Rubin Stacey: The Black Man Who Was Lynched in Florida in 1935 for Frightening a White Lady

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Rankings

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Top 20 Happiest Countries in Africa, 2023

According to the latest World Happiness Index, the top five countries in Africa with the highest levels of happiness are Mauritius, Algeria, South Africa, Republic of Congo, and Guinea.