The United States Military Academy in New York, also known as West Point, will make history on Saturday when it graduates its largest number of African American women in the history of the school. They are just 34 out of the over 950 cadets graduating, but this is a historic moment because the prestigious militaryContinue reading “The powerful story behind this historic photo of black women set to graduate from West Point”
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Guinean lawmakers give first wives civil rights to approve polygamous marriages
The Guinean parliament has pleased many women in the French-speaking West African country by modifying a revised civil code that requires men who wish to marry extra wives to do so only after getting the approval of their first wives. Passed last week and awaiting promulgation by the president, the revised civil code which prescribesContinue reading “Guinean lawmakers give first wives civil rights to approve polygamous marriages”
Meet the six famous polygamist leaders Africa has ever had
Until colonization and the introduction of Christianity by white missionaries in Africa, polygamy, the custom of marrying more than one spouse, was prevalent and culturally accepted by a majority of the tribes in the continent. There are two kinds of polygamy: polygyny and polyandry. The latter is the least popular custom which is when one woman marriesContinue reading “Meet the six famous polygamist leaders Africa has ever had”
Bob Marley died in 1981 but earns $23m a year after a 3-decade legal battle over his estate
eggae icon Robert Nesta Bob Marley did not die a poor man and his family escaped destitution, thanks to the wealth he left behind from his years of musical dexterity which shot him to global acclaim as one of the best musicians of all time. Born on this day, February 6, 1945, Bob Marley livedContinue reading “Bob Marley died in 1981 but earns $23m a year after a 3-decade legal battle over his estate”
Black Mexicans finally get respect and recognition from Mexico
Afro-Mexicans have been in the North American country since the 16th century but are now getting respect from the Mexican government which just created the Instituto Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas – National Institute of Indigenous Peoples – to recognize the rights of indigenous groups. Black Mexicans were only recognised for the first time in 2015 whenContinue reading “Black Mexicans finally get respect and recognition from Mexico”
Ismail Akwei 