The traditional African roots of twerking [Videos]
Feb 14, 2018 — f2fafrica.com. Culture. The traditional African roots of twerking [Videos] Twerking, the hip thrusting, waist wining, booty popping dance most prominent in hip-hop videos, became widely popular ...
10 Black historical figures who changed the World
Jul 6, 2023 — Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Martin Luther King, Kwame Nkrumah, Harriet Tubman, and Malcolm X, among other Black extraordinary leaders and individuals, have positively altered the course of ...
5 African traditional ceremonial dance styles explained
Mar 1, 2018 — As the New Encyclopedia beautifully explains, “In Africa, dance is a means of marking life experiences, encouraging abundant crops, honoring kings and queens, celebrating weddings, marking rites ...
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Africa’s Fashion Diaspora is a revolutionary exhibition that delves into the global impact of fashion within the Black diaspora. This exhibition is the first of its kind, presenting fashion as a ...
How Michael Jackson struggled with vitiligo and turned white
Aug 29, 2018 — The celebrated American singer, songwriter, and dancer, who was one of the most popular entertainers in the world, was diagnosed with vitiligo in 1984. He came public with the condition in 1993 on ...
5 popular African traditional dances you need to know
Jun 19, 2023 — African traditional dances, like most cultural dances, are choreographed for specific times and purposes to reflect the heritage, customs, and history of specific tribes and ethnic groups.. The ...
The shocking history of enslavement of 1.5 million white …
May 30, 2018 — The Barbary pirates were known to have demanded tributes or ransoms from American and Swedish vessels in the Mediterranean Sea or attack European and American ships, especially in Baltimore ...
The history of Ile-Ife, the ancient Yoruba kingdom with Africa's …
Jun 27, 2018 — Ile-Ife, also known as Ife, Ife-Lodun, or the Kingdom of Ife, is world famous for its clay ceramic, or terracotta heads, and copper-alloy and bronze ornaments. But few people know of the history ...
Exploring the Complex ‘Love’ Affairs Between Enslaved Black Men …
Feb 5, 2020 — Delve into the controversial and complex relationships between enslaved Black men and rich White women during slavery ️ This article examines the dynamics of power, exploitation, and forbidden ...
The mysterious history and meanings of African tribal lip plates …
Nov 25, 2019 — In recent times, one African engulfed in the sociological debate, and sometimes philosophical too, over what may be considered beautiful, is Lupita Nyong’o.. The Kenyan actress has been on ...