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Flora Nwapa: This Nigerian Was the First African Woman to Publish a Novel in English Language

Uzonna Anele - June 4, 2021

Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa, was a Nigerian author who has been called the mother of modern African Literature. Her book Efuru is the first book written by an African woman, to be published internationally.

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Le Rôdeur Massacre: The French Slave Ship That Drowned 36 Enslaved Africans for Insurance Money

The Le Rôdeur massacre was the deliberate drowning of 36 enslaved African people by the crew of the French...

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Miguel I of Buría: The Slave Who Led a Rebellion and Crowned Himself King in Colonial Venezuela

Armando Cataldi - July 3, 2025

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J. Marion Sims: The Surgeon Who Built the First Hospital for Black Women in the US to Exploit Their Bodies

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The Jesus Maria Slave Ship: Remembering Its Cruel Legacy and the Africans It Brutalized

TalkAfricana - June 29, 2025

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Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge: The Couple Assassinated by Apartheid Death Squads for Resisting White Rule in South Africa

Armando Cataldi - June 28, 2025