Month: December 2019

Again and again, documented historical evidence has shattered widely held views that Europeans were the pioneers of early human civilization. In fact, there is corroborative evidence that half of humanity’s recorded history has passed before anyone in Europe could even learn to read and write.

Source: The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt (Read Full History)

When Ivorian artist O’Plerou Denis Grebet was looking for free stock images of Africa for a project at the time, he only came across negative images of disease and poverty. He decided to do something about it.

Source: O’Plerou Grebet has created more than 300 African emojis – CNN

Not until recently did most commentators on African literary history believe that African societies had any form of writing tradition. Since the rediscovery of ancient manuscript collections, with some dating back to at least the 8th century AD, this perception has gradually lost popularity.

Source: 700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University

The Quilombo diet is organic, gluten-free and practically lactose-free. It has its roots in African traditions and uses fresh ingredients.

Source: Quilombo cuisine: Rescuing the ancient cuisine of African slaves – BBC News

How cool is Goby, instead of having garbage bins all around the beach a barbed wire and mesh gigant…

Source: All It Took To Clean Up This Beach Was A Fish Sculpture Named Goby

History confirms that the Moors ruled in Europe — primarily Spain and Portugal — for almost 700 years. They were known for their influence in European culture, but not many people know that the Moors were actually Black.

 

Source: Black Kings (and Queens) Ruled Europe For Almost 700 Years

It’s called “romance tourism.”

Source: Wealthy Older Women Are Hiring Men In Kenya To Romance Them – Business Insider

Hundreds of Christians, Jews and Muslims came together at the Tower of David in Jerusalem to sing Bob Marley’s “One Love” in Hebrew, English and Arabic.Hundreds of Christians, Jews and Muslims came together at the Tower of David in Jerusalem to sing Bob Marley’s “One Love” in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Source: 1,000 Strangers – Christians, Jews, And Muslims – Sing ‘One Love’ By Bob Marley

I just watched this great video about… well, just watch it.