Category: DISCOVER (History)

The Missing Black Populations of North Africa
Blog (Misc and opinions), DISCOVER (History)

The Missing Black Populations of North Africa

Bimi- February 1, 2017

A mixed race woman. Photo by Jude Infantini on Unsplash There are many similarities between the history of North Africa and that of North America ... Read More

Ancient Africa Writings – Nsibidi
DISCOVER (History), LOUDER (Culture, lifestyle and Interviews)

Ancient Africa Writings – Nsibidi

David- January 4, 2014

<> Wikimedia Commons Nsibidi and the Forgotten Scripts of Africa: Reclaiming Our Ancient Written Legacy Ask most people where writing began, and they’ll likely point ... Read More

Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Yaa Ashantewaa and the Golden Stool of Ashanti (Ghana)
DISCOVER (History), SAGE

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

Bimi- February 1, 2012

The Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana West Africa was founded in the seventeenth century by King Osei Tutu I, with the help of his feared Priest ... Read More

Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Nana Asmau – Royal Counsellor and Poet, Sokoto (Nigeria)
DISCOVER (History), SAGE

Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Nana Asmau – Royal Counsellor and Poet, Sokoto (Nigeria)

Bimi- January 16, 2012

Princess Nana Asma’u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo (Arabic: نانا أسماء بنت عثمان فودي‎; 1793–1864)   Nana Asma’u (full name: Nana Asma’u bint Shehu Usman ... Read More

Stolen Treasures of Tutankhamun Return to Egypt
DISCOVER (History)

Stolen Treasures of Tutankhamun Return to Egypt

Bimi- June 30, 2011

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

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

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

Bimi- June 3, 2010

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

Ife Bronzes: African Art That Shook the Western World
DISCOVER (History)

Ife Bronzes: African Art That Shook the Western World

Bimi- February 3, 2010

Ife Bronze (Image: Wiki Commons)   Ife Bronzes: "...then Africa is Greece, Africa is Italy" The African Art That Shook the Western World In the ... Read More