In his new six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a ...

Africa 39;s rich history, culture, and heritage are often underappreciated, both within the continent and globally .

Throughout human history, forgotten civilizations that shaped history ... The Aksum Empire dominated the Horn of Africa. Aksum was famous for many things in its lifetime, including establishing ...

The history of Black Africa will remain suspended in the air ... In his two major works Nations Negres et Culture and Anteriorite des Civilizations Negres he profoundly influenced thinking about ...

Perhaps most strangely of all, given the importance of the horse to European history, why did tropical ... and military advantages to African civilization. However, the hippo's aggressive nature ...

Wole Soyinka and Late President Kwame Nkruma of Ghana In Harmattan Haze on an African Spring, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka condemns the notion that any of the major civilizations occurred in a vac­uum.

That has changed, especially with the December opening of Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilizations, a repository for African art, culture and history. The $34 million project, some 50 years in ...

Were they black Africans? Why should their origins matter so much? Is the history of Egypt being used by some African American to improve their self-esteem? Reclaiming Egypt for Africa is an ...

A new paper looks at another way we might be able to detect advanced civilizations, and at its center is the need for energy. The more advanced a civilization becomes, the greater their need for ...

Ryan Coogler, a visionary filmmaker with a passion for exploring African cultures, has left an indelible mark on modern cinema with his unique storytelling approach. His films, particularly Black ...