African culture
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Antemoro People, This African Tribe Used to Be Widely Reputed for Their Astrologers
The Antemoro people were widely reputed in the pre-colonial period for their astrologers, who could predict the future based on lunar phases and astrological charts.
Society & Culture
Traditional African Face Painting Designs
In Africa, face painting has a rich history that dates back to ancient civilizations and continues to be an important part of modern African culture.
History
How Enslaved Black Women Resisted Slave Breeding By Using Cotton Roots as Contraceptives
Slave breeding was a slave multiplication agenda. It was implemented by slave owners through a forced sexual relation between the male and female slaves and between masters and their female slaves.
Society & Culture
Ka’el Festival: the Unusual Ethiopian Festival Where Men Compete for the Title of Fattest Man
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The Ka'el festival, in Ethiopia, is a plump festival where Ethiopian men from the me'en ethnic group compete to be the fattest in the village
Society & Culture
Dambe – Nigeria’s Centuries Old Form of Mixed Martial Arts
Dambe is a type of martial art that is associated with the Hausa people that mainly inhabit the north of Nigeria
Society & Culture
FESTIMA – Burkina Faso’s Festival of African Masks
Burkina Faso’s International Festival of Masks and the Arts is the biggest festival of its kind dedicated to celebrating the culture of the traditional African mask.
Society & Culture
The Sacred Golden Stool of the Asante People of Ghana
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The Golden Stool of the Asante people of Ghana is the royal and divine throne of kings of the Ashanti people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante.
Society & Culture
Akan Drum, the Oldest African Object in the British Museum
Fashioned in Ghana in the 1700's, the Akan Drum is one of the oldest surviving African object in the British Museum.
Society & Culture
Lukasa, the Memory Device of the Ancient African Kingdom of Luba
The Lukasa is a memory device that was used by the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo for record keeping.
History
Ganga Zumba, the Runaway Slave Who Founded His Own African State in Brazil
Ganga Zumba was an African royal who escaped enslavement and established the massive runaway slave settlement of Quilombo dos Palmares
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Yasuke: The Remarkable Story of the First Black Samurai in Japan
Yasuke was a legendary 6ft 2 African samurai who served under the powerful daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, during Japan's Sengoku period. He was a unique figure in Japanese history, and is the first known Afro samurai to serve in Japan.
