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

Stolen Treasures of Tutankhamun Return to Egypt
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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

Runoko Rashidi: A Global Griot in Search of Africa
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Runoko Rashidi: A Global Griot in Search of Africa

Bimi- June 30, 2011

Runoko Rashidi in Abuja, Nigeria (2011) This is a Feelnubia Exclusive At the age of 18, African-American Runoko Rashidi discovered the African within him and ... Read More

STOPPED Auction of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask in London
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STOPPED Auction of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask in London

Bimi- January 16, 2011

The Queen Mother Idia Mask has been stolen for many decades (Photo by Cottonbro studio, Pexels) UPDATE:  The Nigeria Liberty Forum (NBL) announced on Boxing ... Read More

The Power of One in North Africa
Blog (Misc and opinions)

The Power of One in North Africa

Bimi- December 17, 2010

Image by Mater Miliano from Pixabay Recent events in the North African country of Tunisia have become a harbinger of things to come when governments ... Read More

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

Blood Diamonds
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Blood Diamonds

Bimi- February 20, 2010

Photo by Valentin Salja on Unsplash The Special Court for Sierra Leone continues its proceeding with the trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor and the ... Read More