Discover the history and significance of Watch Night, a tradition of African American New Year's Eve celebrations, marking the end of slavery and the beginning of freedom.
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African sports dark secret: How voodoo, superstition shape the continent’s gameThe argument that voodoo does work in sports, especially football is as old as the game itself and even in this century the ...
Discover the rich traditions and cultural significance of Black American holiday traditions, from New Year's Day meals to ...
On Dec. 31, 1862, cloaked by what likely was a cold, dark night in the dead of winter, groups of Americans of African descent — some free, others still enslaved — gathered together in secret. As a ...
Haitians and Black Americans engage in historically-rooted New Year's traditions that honor past struggles and manifest hope ...
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu has come out against creating a commission to study reparations for the city’s Black residents — ...
“Aladura” means “The Praying People” in Yoruba ... Crowther, a former slave, became the first African Anglican bishop. He translated the Bible into Yoruba, making it easier for Nigerians ...
The new vice rules have led to a spike in depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts. According to a U.N. report, 68% of women ...
It is rumored that many of the streets in Mooretown, which has since become a neighborhood in Shreveport, were named after ...
Enslaved and free African Americans were gathered in secret to welcome the new year and await word that the Emancipation ...
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‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for helpNigerian women recruited to work as domestic helpers in the Middle Eastern country say they face severe abuse.
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