After spending nearly three months locked in a rice-processing factory, forced to work throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, over 100 people were freed from the facility by Nigerian police on Monday, June 22. The workers had been barred from leaving…
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Skeletal Remains Found in Mexico Reveal Stories of African Enslavement 500 Years Ago in Latin America
Three skeletons found by scientists in a mass grave in 1992 in Mexico City chronicle the horrific life journey of some of the first Africans who were transported to Latin America and enslaved some 500 years ago. The bones display…
Read More‘Saving Our Own Souls’: ABS CEO, Ugandan Activist Plea for an African Nation to Welcome Black People Being Airlifted Out of China
Atlanta Black Star CEO Neil Nelson and Ugandan MP, musician and activist Bobi Wine In light of the coronavirus pandemic, African people living in China face racist treatment, including evictions, police harassment, confiscation of passports, forced COVID-19 testing, and denial…
Read MoreExperts Say a Reported Ancient Nigerian Sculpture That Mexico Repatriated to African Nation Is a Fake
Ancient artifacts from the Nigerian city of Ife can give observers insight into the history of its culture, dynasties and many deities. Art objects from the once-powerful Yoruba kingdom are prized by collectors and considered cultural treasures of the African…
Read MoreOutrage Ensues After French Doctors Suggest Deploying Experimental Coronavirus Treatment to Africa: ‘They See Africans as Lab Rats’
Two French doctors upset people across the globe after they suggested researchers test a potential coronavirus treatment in Africa. Dr. Jean-Paul Mira and Dr. Camille Locht appeared on French television channel LCI to discuss the potential use of a…
Read MoreDoctors called ‘racist’ for wanting COVID-19 vaccines to be tested on Africans
Stock photo. (Photo: Shutterstock/By SamaraHeisz5) Two French doctors are facing a backlash after suggesting that a vaccine for the coronavirus should be tested on poor Africans. During an interview with on LCI, Dr. Jean-Paul Mira, head of intensive care at…
Read MoreMassive Locust Swarms Big Enough to Cover New York Put Millions of East Africans at Risk of Famine
Climate change made the Horn of Africa a breeding ground for massive swarms of destructive locusts. East African nations face famines and economic ruin after inclement weather created the ideal breeding environment for the insects. Swarms including more than 192…
Read MoreItalian Citizen Returns to Nigeria for Work, Becomes First Reported Case of Coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria announced Friday its first confirmed case of the highly transmissible pathogen. It’s the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, in sub-Saharan Africa, according to international outlet France 24. “The case is an Italian citizen who…
Read MoreViral Video of Cameroonian Man Wrapped in Plastic During Deportation From Turkey Sparks Outrage: ‘Is the Treatment Only Reserved For Poor Black Nations’
A Cameroonian man was wrapped in plastic wrap and placed on an airplane by Turkish officials who wanted to send him back to his homeland. Emmanuel Chedjou was in Istanbul, Turkey, for eight-hour layover on Jan. 21 when he was…
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Last White President Sparks Backlash After Suggesting Apartheid Wasn’t a Crime Against Humanity
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid-era president, has apologized for his comments suggesting apartheid wasn’t a crime against humanity. De Klerk, 83, retracted his remarks this week following public outcry and apologized for the”confusion, anger and hurt it has…
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