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These 5 stories show that queerness was a part of pre-colonial Africa

Beneath the dust of colonial archives lies another Africa—one painted in ochre and song, where healers crossed gender and love itself remade the world. Long before Victorian law or missionary decree, ...
Los Angeles Times

Reliving a colonial, exploitative history in Venezuela and Iran

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This week, Iranian worshipers gathered for the first Friday prayers since the assassination of Ayatollah Ali ...
The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton sets sights on racing in an African grand prix before retiring

Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to “take Africa back”, claiming the continent is being “controlled” by European powers. On the eve of the new Formula One season in Melbourne, the seven-time ...
Daily Mail

Lewis Hamilton calls for 'the people of Africa to take their countries back from the British' and other former colonial powers in extraordinary speech talking up his own ...

Lewis Hamilton has called on the people of Africa to 'take' the continent 'back' from the likes of France, Spain and Britain. The seven-time world champion was replying to a question from a South ...
The Guardian Nigeria

New research pushes back ‘failed state’ tag of Africa’s pre-colonial states

New paper, ‘Africa as a Success Story: Political Organisation in Pre-Colonial Africa,’ by 2024 Nobel laureate and University of Chicago Professor, James A. Robinson, has offered a sweeping ...
Yahoo! Sports

No let-up zone: Pre-seeding, venue comfort leave India, South Africa with no excuses as Super 8 campaign begins - Yahoo Sports

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and ...
insider.si.edu

National Museum of African American History and Culture To Open Exhibition Featuring Collections From Five HBCUs

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will launch a powerful new exhibition celebrating the legacy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Counterview

The architect of Congolese liberation: The life and legacy of Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Émery Lumumba remains a central figure in the history of African decolonization, serving as the first Prime Minister of the independent Republic of the Congo. Born on July 2, 1925, Lumumba ...
Nature

“We should be telling the stories of African cities”

When Elaine Nsoesie realised that no book had yet explored the complex intersections of cities, health, and inequality in Africa, she decided to help fill that gap. The result, Urban Health in Africa, ...
The Nation Newspaper

African leaders, entrepreneurs to attend pre-launch of $1.4bn Ubuntu Susu SME fund in Ethiopia

Notable African leaders, entrepreneurs and creative industry figures are set to grace the pre-launch of the USD 1.4 billion All-African Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME)-led Ubuntu ...
The New York Times

Zoë Wicomb, Acclaimed South African Author, Dies at 76

In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath. Zoë Wicomb in 2010. “She explored in one book after another the ...