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African origins of the faith you thought you knew

When Dr. Chike Akua steps into a room — or cracks open a page — he brings with him thousands of years of ancestral wisdom. In his groundbreaking book, The African Origins of Our Faith: Pan-African ...
Yahoo

These Three Cuban Festivals Have African Origins

When enslaved people were shipped to Cuba from Africa, they brought their traditions with them. As a result, Cuban cuisine, music and dance are linked to the Motherland. Cubans are warm and love a ...
The Conversation

A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history

Jason Oliver Evans does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Earth.com

Lost lineage of early humans in Africa rewrites our origin story

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...
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Explore the African roots of famous fairy tales

In a recent revelation, Matthew Torres, also known as The Story Time Guy on social media, has brought to light the appropriation of African cultural elements by Andrew Lang, a renowned European author ...

Early shoppers: how African consumers set global trade trends in the 1800s

A dynamic new “consumer class” emerging from Africa is attracting international attention. With the prospect of rising incomes and a young population, international consulting firms see the continent ...
The Grio

International African American Museum reveals origins of modern-day health disparities

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Maude Callen, a Black nurse-midwife, delivered more than 800 infants across the South Carolina Lowcountry starting in the 1920s, when segregation made it difficult for Black people ...

Testing the Out of Africa model in East Eurasian genomic origins

University of Tokyo researchers have investigated the origin and dispersal scenarios of Homo sapiens into East Eurasia. The ...
IFLScience

Largest Ever Analysis Of Ancient African DNA Reveals Origin Myth Was True All Along

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
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A brief history of the Black church's diversity, and its vital role in American political history

The exterior view of the Bethel African American Methodist Episcopal Church at 125 S. 6th St. in Philadelphia. Breton, William L., circa 1773-1855 Artist via the Library of Congress, World Digital ...
IFLScience

Largest Analysis Of Ancient African DNA Reveals Origin Myth Was True All Along

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...