Community news. When enslaved people were transported to the Caribbean and America’s during the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, they took with them …
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Non-Verbal Communication in African Caribbean Headwear Part II
Community news. In the 1970s, the black coloured tam, similar in shape to today’s beanie hat, became a symbol of African consciousness …
Symbolism and Non-Verbal Communication in African Caribbean Headwear
Community News. For centuries, African women in southern and West African countries have worn head ties that had several different functions. Firstly, …
Important role of fathers in his daughter’s life. Part l
Community news.The absence of fathers in the lives of male children is well documented in books and the media. Yet, not much …
Buffalo Soldiers: America’s bravest servicemen
America news. The buffalo soldiers were posted on the frontier and were trailblazers for the white Regular Army. They built seventy-five percent …
Buffalo Soldiers: We Can, We Will. Ready and Forward
Community news. The late Bob Marley highlighted the hidden history of the buffalo soldier. Nevertheless, who were they and what role did …
Solitude: The mother of freedom in Guadeloupe
Community news. Fighting against such tyranny was Louis Delgrés, head of the district of Basse-Terre. Born in Martinique, of African and European …
A Woman Named Solitude:Enslavement in Guadeloupe
Community news. A Woman Named Solitude: A brief history of the resistance to enslavement in Guadeloupe. Throughout the enslavement of African people, …
The story of Aqualtune and Solitude fighters
Community news. The Kingdom of Dahomey had always been a trading nation exporting precious stones, ivory, animal skins, dyed cotton and palm …
Women of strength: Dahomey Amazons
Community news. Societies where women exercised political power, which produced female warriors, and female lines of descent are a continuing theme in …