Tag: europe
Dear European, Do You Know What Your Comfort Cost?
Open Letter · 13 min read (Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash) To the ordinary people of France, Belgium, Britain, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Italy; and ... Read More
Two Crimes, One Blueprint: Slavery, Colonization and What Africa Must Learn
A memorial in honour of victims of torture in Kenya, including Esau Khamati Oriedo, during the British colonial era. (Image: Wikimedia) "The most potent weapon ... Read More
STOFFE: Not Just Fabric, but Memory, Legacy, and the Reclaiming of a Warped Story
I sat in the cinema watching STOFFE, and 88 minutes later, I walked out with more than emotion. I walked out carrying truths that had ... Read More
Famous People of African Descent: Thomas Dumas, France
Dumas, France's Black General (Image: Wiki Commons) Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: The Black General of France Long before France knew Napoleon as its military genius, another name ... Read More
Famous People of African Heritage: Alessandro de’ Medici
Alessandro de Medici was Duke of Florence (Image: Wiki Commons) Alessandro de’ Medici: Florence’s Black Duke (Italy) In the heart of Renaissance Italy, a young ... Read More
Famous People of African Heritage: Anton W. Amo, Germany
Anton Wilhelm Amo: Africa’s First European Philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo (c. 1703–c. 1759) broke boundaries in 18th-century Europe. Born in Axim, present-day Ghana, he rose from obscure ... Read More
Famous People of African Heritage: Ivan Gannibal, Russia
Ivan Abramovich Gannibal: Africa Meets Imperial Russia Ivan Abramovich Gannibal (1735–1801) rose from elite military schooling to stand as one of 18th-century Russia’s most decorated ... Read More
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
The Most Ambitious Experiment Ever
The Large Hadron Collider in Europe (Photo by Antonio Vivace on Unsplash) Recently, the Large Hadron Collider fired opposing beams of protons in a record-shattering ... Read More