Surprising truths about African history, science, and culture — facts you were never taught.
Did you know that Timbuktu, in present-day Mali, was a renowned center of learning and scholarship during the 14th-16th centuries, boasting universities and libraries that rivaled those in Europe?
Did you know that the Igbo Landing in Dunbar Creek, Georgia, is a historical site where enslaved Igbo people, upon arrival in America, chose mass suicide over a life of bondage, representing a powerful act of resistance against slavery?
Did you know that Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire (modern-day Ghana), led a war against British colonialism in 1900?
Did you know that Timbuktu, Mali, was home to one of the world's oldest universities, Sankoré University, dating back to the 12th century?
Did you know that Timbuktu, Mali, was a major intellectual and spiritual center in the 14th-16th centuries, boasting numerous libraries and universities that housed hundreds of thousands of manuscripts?
Did you know that the Igbo Landing in Dunbar Creek, Georgia, represents a powerful act of resistance by enslaved Igbo people in 1803, who chose death over a life of bondage, walking into the water in a defiant act of collective suicide?
Did you know that ancient Egyptians performed complex surgical procedures, including brain surgery, as early as 3000 BCE?
Did you know that Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, led the Ashanti War of the Golden Stool against British colonialism in 1900, becoming a symbol of resistance and female empowerment?
Did you know that in 1803, enslaved Igbo people in present-day Georgia, USA, chose death over enslavement in a mass act of resistance known as the Igbo Landing?
Did you know that ancient Egyptians performed complex surgical procedures, including brain surgery, as early as 3000 BC?
Did you know that Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, led a powerful rebellion against British colonialism in 1900?