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During the trans-Atlantic slave trade, millions of Africans were captured to provide free labour in North and South America and the Caribbean for over four and a half centuries. The question of whether reparations should be paid to the continent of Africa for the trans-Atlantic slave trade is still being debated.
The multi-Grammy award winner Roberta Flack has passed away at 88. Her approach and sound were a unique combination of soul, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop and musicianship, and...
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It’s practised in at least 25 African countries, as well...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 31, 2025 - "Staring Into My Soul" isn't just a title - it's an invitation to introspection that veteran Jamaican journalist turned marketing maven Curtis Myrie extends...
Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 30, 2024 - For over two centuries, the name Francis Williams was buried in the sands of history, obscured by the twin forces of racism and...
Naked protests are a form of public demonstration where individuals, often women, use the symbolic power of their naked bodies to challenge injustices. These protests have become an increasingly visible...
For the past two decades, investing in girls’ schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank Group...
Kathryn Watt, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Chris Desmond, University of the Witwatersrand
Culture & Lifestyle
A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man. Most Western depictions portrayed him as a European, with light skin and...
Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa? Is the name of the continent a racial...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 26, 2024 - The Barbados-born Jackie Opel –will be celebrated on Tuesday August 27 in Barbados, with the day named in his honour on the anniversary of...