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Nigerian Artist, Toyin Ojih Odutola Sells Artwork For £471,000

An America-based female Nigerian artist’s Toyin Odutola has become the third highest-paid Nigerian artist of all time after her drawing ‘Compound Leaf’ sold at the Sotheby’s for £471,000 which is roughly N215m. This record-breaking sale puts Odutola behind fellow female...

Rwanda Criminalizes Cartoons that ‘Humiliate’ Government Officials

Politicians in Rwanda are cracking down on the quick-witted observations of the nation’s cartoonists. As part of new revisions to the penal code, any writings or cartoons that “humiliates” lawmakers, cabinet members, or security officers will be dubbed an offense...
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How Formerly Enslaved African-Americans Placed Ads on Newspapers to Find Lost Family After Slavery

During slavery, it was common for families to be torn apart, with husbands, wives, children, and siblings sold to...
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