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Osun-Osogbo Festival: In Nigeria, Thousands Celebrate Osun, Goddess of Fertility

The Osun Osogbo festival, a traditional celebration that is thought to be 600 years old, is under way in Nigeria's south-western Osun state. The two-week festival is considered to be the biggest annual traditional religious event of the Yoruba people. Every...

The World’s First Illustrated Christian Bible is in Ethiopia, and It Is 800 years Older than the King James Version

The World’s First Illustrated Christian Bible is in Ethiopia, and It Is 800 years Older than the King James Version, and was handwritten in a day. The book, which is kept securely in a bright-blue circular hut at the...

On This Day in 1834, Britain Officially Outlawed Slavery

Exactly 185 years ago (August 1) today in Britain, an act of Parliament came into force abolishing slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa as well as a small number...

Egypt Opens Two Ancient Pyramids, Unveils New Finds

Egypt on Saturday opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies. Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told reporters the Bent Pyramid of King Sneferu, the first pharaoh of...

5 Interesting And Sad Facts You Never Knew About Slavery

Did you know that during the dark era, slavers did all they could to justify the practice of slave trade, including creating a dedicated Slave Bible. In the Slave Bible, Passages that could have prompted rebellion were removed, And...

Meet Sarah Rector, the 11-Year-Old Who Became the Richest Black Girl in America in 1913

Sarah Rector was an African American member of the Muscogee Nation, best known for being the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "Millionaire girl a member of the race". Born as the daughter of freedmen in 1902, Sarah...

King Tut Sculpture Sold at British Auction House for £4.7m Despite Egypt’s Protest

A 3,000-year-old sculpture of Tutankhamun was yesterday auctioned off by UK-based Christie's auction house for nearly $6 million, despite Cairo calling on the UK government to stop the sale. Egypt claimed the relic was illegally taken from the country. UK-based...

No Compensation for African WWII Veterans Who Were Paid Less than White Peers, UK Concludes

Black African veterans who fought for Britain in the second world war and were paid much less than their white counterparts would not be getting compensation from the British government.. UK Defense Minister Tobias Ellwood, in a private letter...

On This Day in 1964: Nelson Mandela was Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Forty-four years ago, on June 12, 1964, former South African president Nelson Mandela and seven of his comrades were jailed for life after being found guilty of sabotaging and planning a violent revolution against the apartheid government in the...

Grand Mosque of Algiers: China Builds Africa’s Largest Mosque Worth $2 billion in Algeria

The King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco will no longer be the largest mosque in Africa, as a new billion-dollar mega-mosque with the world’s tallest minaret is nearing completion in the capital city of Algiers, Algeria. After almost a...
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The Christmas Panic of 1765: How a Slave Revolt Rumor Disrupted Christmas in Charleston

In December 1765, Charleston, South Carolina, was thrown into chaos when rumors of an impending slave insurrection by enslaved...
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