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Nigeria’s Civil Service: Is Free Enterprise the Fix?

Photo by Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash The Royal Roots of Nigeria’s Identity Africa is often referred to as the land of kings and queens, and for ... Read More

Queens and Mothers: Ndlovukazi Nandi, Zululand, South Africa

Queen Nandi (The sweet one) became the dreaded Ndlorukazi :The Great She Elephant (Imagined by AI). Queen Nandi: The Zulu Queen Mother Who Raised ... Read More

A Special Valentine Season’s Message to the Ladies

Photo by Craig Adderley, Pexels "Woman, you are not an accident. You are uniquely designed to be part of a whole, to be a catalyst ... Read More

JOURNEY (Travel/Tourism)

Kingdoms and Monuments: The Great Walls of Benin (Nigeria)

The walls of Benin stood 18 meters tall and ran more than 15000km around the city (Imagined by AI) The Great Walls of Benin: ... Read More

Queens and Mothers: Hatshepsut, the Female Pharoah (Egypt)

Hatshepsut erected multiple obelisks (Imagined by Gencraft AI) Hatshepsut: Egypt’s Unforgettable Female Pharaoh The Royal Birth of a Trailblazer Born in the 15th century BC, ... Read More

CLAY POT (Food)

Clay Pot: Introducing Sarah

Meet the new host of Claypot, as we prepare to spend a day in Sarah's Kitchen. Feelnubia is excited to introduce the host ... Read More

Defenders of the Motherland 2: King Manga Bell of Kamerun

At first, German-trained King Rudolf appeared to be the perfect colonial ally (Image: Gemini for FN) King Rudolf Manga Bell: The Martyr Who Defied Empire ... Read More

Defenders of the Motherland 1: King Kuma Mbappe of Kamerun

King Kuma Mbappe of Kamerun (Image: Gemini for FN) The Trial of an African King: How Germany Colonized Cameroon and Betrayed a Treaty How did ... Read More

Igbo Landing: America’s First Freedom March and Mass Suicide

These valiant Igbo men chose freedom and death by drowning instead of a life of slavery (Imagined by Gencraft)Igbo Landing: America's First Freedom MarchIn May ... Read More

Famous Persons of African Heritage: Sakanoue No Tamuramaro, Japan

Sei-i Tai-Shogun (Imagined by Gencraft) Sakanoue no Tamuramaro: The Black Shogun of Early Japan In the annals of Japanese history, few figures stand as ... Read More

Famous Persons of African Heritage: Emperor Septimius Severus, Rome

Roman Emperor Septimius Severus is believed to be the most powerful black ruler in all history (Imagined by AI) Septimius Severus: Africa’s Roman Emperor ... Read More

VILLAGE (Family/Relationships)

Drowning in a Drop of Water

Image: Unsplash I never went to boarding school and I did not think I missed much. That is, until the week we had a water ... Read More

Domestic Diva: Identity Crisis Redefining Life as “Just Mom”

Should your job define you? (Image: Theresa Ude @ Pexels) The Day "Just Mom" Became My Most Powerful Title We’ve all been there. You meet ... Read More

LOUDER (Culture, lifestyle and Interviews)

Capoeira: The Origin, Spread, and Global Access to the Art

Photo by Priscila Almeida : Pexels Capoeira: The Secret History of the Afro-Brazilian Dance of War The Hidden Genesis: Unearthing Capoeira’s Afro-Brazilian Roots Capoeira ... Read More

Queens and Mothers: The Warrior Queens of Dahomey (Republic of Benin)

Minos, were elite warriors who were also married to the king (Imagined by AI) Africa's "Greek" Mythology The kingdom of Dahomey, now called Republique du ... Read More

Queens and Mothers: Yaa Ashantewaa and the Golden Stool of Ashanti (Ghana)

The effrontery of the British caused the Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa to gather an army (Imagined by AI) The Coveted Golden Stool The Ashanti Kingdom ... Read More

Stolen Treasures of Tutankhamun Return to Egypt

Tutankhamun, who died at the age of 19 years, was one of the few kings worshiped as a god in his lifetime (Imagined by AI) ... Read More

The Raising Cane: How I Became a Defender of the Voiceless

Child in time-out (Photo by Masana on Unsplash) LESSONS FROM MY DAD AND MUM: THE BIRTH OF VOLTRON F – DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE ... Read More

Africa’s Chinese “Fable”: 600 Years of Mixed History

An African man with a chonmage (Chinese sumo wrestler's hairstyle) and a nose-ring (Image: Unsplash) Africa’s 600-Year-Old “Chinese Fable”: What History and Mixed Heritage ... Read More

VILLAGE (Family/Relationships)

Famous Persons of African Heritage: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia

Alexander Pushkin (Illustration) Famous African in World History: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia’s Iconic Poet Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) is Russia’s literary giant. His masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, redefined ... Read More

Africa of my Youth: Travel, Trade & Tradition in the Past

"The sap would... provide additional nutrition to the mother's milk. Those trees are all gone now." Read More

Ife Bronzes: African Art That Shook the Western World

The West Is Stunned by Africa’s Genius In the late 1930s, a group of construction workers in Wunmonije, near the palace in Ile Ife, Osun ... Read More

Bronze and Wool: Ethiopia’s Scriptures And the Identity of Christ

Image of Iyesus (Jesus) reproduced from Iconography of Ethiopian Scriptures (Image: Wikipedia) For centuries, the world's dominant image of Jesus has been a European ... Read More

Queens and Mothers: Amanitore, the Kushite Kandake Who Built an Empire

Queen Amanitere, the Kandake mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, was a powerful Kushite Ruler between 1 BCE and 40 CE (Imagined from Temple ... Read More

Empire: The Rise and Reign of Mighty Oyo

Oyo mastered large-scale horse warfare using a highly coordinated dual division (Image recreated from historical accounts for FN) The Oyo Empire stands as one of ... Read More