The latest edition of The Toyin Falola Interviews aired on Sunday, drawing an impressive lineup of global historians who examined the intersection of women, slavery, and power under the theme, “Global ...

There was a reason Southern businessmen and thinkers were inspired by ancient Egypt: To them, it served as proof that all ...

“Slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” That’s the sentence that, once again, put education in Florida in the national spotlight. When the ...

The previous essay showed that in the 1400s, Africa was not a “dark continent” but a continent of light — a leader in knowledge, trade, and culture. Cities like Timbuktu rivaled Oxford and Cambridge ...

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Downtown Charleston’s International African American Museum will open an exhibit next week to serve as a national archive on ...

African countries lead the world in the prevalence of slavery, with the continent comprising 38 of the 50 nations where the scourge is at its worst, according to data by the Walk Free Foundation, an ...