China’s Opium Wars
The Opium Wars, a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts between the Qing Dynasty of China and Western powers—primarily Great Britain—marked a pivotal turning point in modern...
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David Livingstone
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David Livingstone was born on March 19, 1813, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the second of seven children to devout parents Neil Livingstone, a tea salesman...
Vasco da Gama
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Vasco da Gama, born around 1460 in Sines, Portugal, to a noble family—his father, Estêvão da Gama, a knight and fortress commander, and mother Isabel...
The Catastrophic Legacy of European Colonialism
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A Reckoning Through the Lens of Human Lives Lost A profound and unflinching argument takes shape when we confront the staggering death tolls inflicted by...
Shehu Shagari
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Nigeria’s First Executive President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (February 25, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Nigerian statesman, educator, and politician who became the...
Ghana Must Go – The 1983 Expulsion That Shaped West Africa’s Migration Story
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During the early months of 1983, a dramatic migration crisis unfolded in West Africa. Nigeria expelled over two million foreigners, including nearly one million Ghanaians....
Ndugu Chancler
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Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, born Leon Chancler on July 1, 1952, in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the youngest of seven children, discovered his passion for drumming at...
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born on November 17, 1952, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second of three children of Samuel and Erdmuth Ramaphosa. His family...
Idi Amin Dada Oumee
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Idi Amin Dada Oumee, often simply known as Idi Amin, remains one of the most notorious figures in modern African history. As the third president...
Segregation in Canada
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A Historical and Contemporary Perspective Segregation in Canada, while often overshadowed by the more overt Jim Crow laws of the United States, was a pervasive...