Documentaries
The Black Pharaohs: The Kingdoms of Kush – The Great Civilizations of the Past – See U in History
Ancient History: The Black Pharaohs: The Kingdoms of Kush
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Zombie Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue, What happened on Wednesday, July 07 2012
Most dangerous street in Philadelphia
Kensington Philadelphia Drug & Crime Problems
Violent crime and drug abuse in Philadelphia as a whole is a major problem. The city’s violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized me...
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Secret Holy Land of Ethiopia | Cities of the Underworld (S3, E9) | Full Episode | History
Join us as we explain the wildest, weirdest, most shocking moments of all time in History Countdown
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Africa: States of independence – the scramble for Africa
Seventeen African nations gained their independence in 1960, but the dreams of the independence era were short-lived.
Africa states of independence tells the story of some of those countries - stories of mass exploitation, of the ecstasy of independence an...
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Jam Down – Toots Hibbert and The Congos – Found Tapes
Found Tapes is a weekly show that highlights some of the rarest, weirdest, and sometimes just really cool videos that people send to us. This week, we're heading to Jamaica.
Specifically, to Kingston, to catch up with a young Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hib...
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Ethiopian Revolution | Emperor Haile Selassie | Famine | This Week | 1975
Almost a year after a revolution that saw the overthrow of the Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie 'This weeks' Jonathan Dimbleby visits the country to witness first hand the growing famine in the south and the political situation facing the country including wa...
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The Buffalo Soldiers (1992) | Documentary
Cable TV documentary about the history of the Buffalo Soldiers by Bill Armstrong.
Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights.
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It Is Written – Black Wall Street
In 1921, more than 300 people were massacred, thousands were left homeless, and an entire town was destroyed when people turned on their fellow citizens—in the United States of America. Which raises an important question: What kind of person would do that? The...
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These Divers Search For Slave Shipwrecks and Discover Their Ancestors | National Geographic
Meet a group of vibrant scuba divers determined to find, document and positively identify slave shipwrecks.
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Africa: States of independence – the scramble for Africa
Seventeen African nations gained their independence in 1960, but the dreams of the independence era were short-lived.
Africa states of independence tells the story of some of those countries - stories of mass exploitation, of the ecstasy of independence an...
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Sudan The Nubian Caravans – The Secrets of Nature
Sudan, the biggest country in Africa. In the south the Nile with its feeder rivers dominates an almost impenetrable swamp landscape. Towards the north begins the Savanna, which blends into the Egyptian desert farther on. Since time immemorial camels have mar...
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Malcolm X – Interview At Berkeley (1963)
Malcolm X, being interviewed by Professor John Leggett and Herman Blake (graduate student) (Dept. of Sociology) at the University of California, Berkeley in October 1963, discusses being a Black Muslim, the conditions of Blacks in this country, their relation ...
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2019 Sundance Film Festival – Ancestry & SundanceTV Present: Railroad Ties (Full Film) | Ancestry
Six descendants of fugitive slaves and abolitionists come together in Brooklyn to discover more about their lineage. Documenting each person learning about their ancestors, and featuring renowned historian, Henry Louis Gates Jr., the film interweaves powerful ...
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Sex for Grades: undercover inside Nigerian and Ghanaian universities – BBC Africa Eye documentary
Universities in Nigeria and Ghana have been plagued by stories of sexual harassment by lecturers and professors for decades. Allegations include a wide array of abuses, from blackmailing students for sex in exchange for marks and admission to lewd comments and...
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Faces Of Africa – Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
Brave, strong and with a zeal to help liberate other African countries that were still under the rule of the colonialists, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere the founding father of Tanzania stood as a great leader who chose the path less travelled by many. He challenged t...
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Faces of Africa – Fela Kuti: The Father of Afrobeat, Part 1
Fela Kuti, born as Olufela Ransome Kuti was a Nigerian music maestro and the pioneer of Afrobeat.
"Faces of Africa" brings you the story of one of Africa's music legends and his influence through music.
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Faces Of Africa- Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was born on September 21, 1909, in Nkroful, Gold Coast (now Ghana), and shepherded the country in its struggle for independence from Great Britain. He went on to be named life president of both the nation and his party, until the army and police ...
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Kings and Emirs – History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi [Episode 6]
In this episode Zeinab Badawi focuses on the fall of the kingdom of Aksum and how the Christian kings who followed in the wake of its demise left powerful legacies especially that of King Lalibela who ruled in the 12/13th century. He is credited with building...
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The Rise Of Aksum – History Of Africa With Zeinab Badawi [Episode 5]
Zeinab Badawi travels to the rarely visited country of Eritrea and neighbouring Ethiopia to chart the rise of the kingdom of Aksum.
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Kingdom of Kush – History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi [Episode 4]
In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to the country of her birth and the very region of her forefathers and mothers: northern Sudan where she sheds light on this little-known aspect of ancient African history, the great Kingdom of Kush.
Its kings ruled f...
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Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa – Full documentary
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe.
Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and u...
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The Lost Tribe: India’s Jarawa People | 101 East
An ancient indigenous tribe is on the verge of extinction in India's Andaman Islands. Habitat loss, disease and exploitation could wipe out the 400-strong Jarawa tribe, who still hunt using bows and arrows.
Lapses in policing and continued activity by tour ...
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I’m part of Windrush and am returning to Jamaica after 50 years
After Windrush: Paulette Wilson's visit to Jamaica, 50 years on. A letter from the British government classifying Paulette Wilson as an illegal immigrant shook her sense of identity and belonging. ‘Hostile environment’ policies years in the making meant that W...
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BAHIA SALVADOR BRAZIL – The Documentary
An account of the specific cultural forms by which Baianos communicate, perpetuate, and develop their attitudes toward life.
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The Epic Story Of Aviation Pioneers Of The Caribbean – Documentary
In the Caribbean today, aircraft are omnipresent and irreplaceable. This documentary of 52 minutes by Pierre Brouwers looks back at 50 years of aviation history, using a whole series of testimonials and an incredible wealth of archive images.
Legendary pilo...
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Sin City Jamaica – Pirate Paradise Documentary
SIN CITY ... The Port Royal Project ...
Once known as the 'Wickedest City on Earth,' Port Royal on the island of Jamaica was one of the largest towns in the English colonies during the late 17th century. It was a haven for privateers and pirates, such as t...
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Impressive Curacao – Blue Wonder of the Caribbean
Curacao is one of the most popular attractions for countless cruise ships on their trips through the Caribbean, because it is located outside of the hurricane belt. This is why Eric Miguel is constantly in action. He is the bridge keeper of the Queen Emma Brid...
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The Masai Women (African Tribes – Full Documentary) | TRACKS
When women of the East African Maasai tribe reach puberty, they will live to be one of many wives in marriages most often arranged by their parents. They become part of a new family, and their main responsibilities are centred around housework and looking out ...
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MAYOTTE, The Island In The Lagoon
Encircled by one of the world’s largest enclosed lagoons, the 101st French department is a real cultural crossroads between Africa, the Indian Ocean and Europe. This film by Pierre Brouwers is the true-to-life portrait of an island where little villages live i...
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The Unwanted The Secret Windrush Files BBC Documentary on Caribbean Blacks mistreatment
Theresa May’s hostile environment was a full 70 years in the making, argues this damning, devastating documentary--Guardian
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Caribbean Nights – The Bob Marley Story (Full Documentary)
The life of Bob Marley with interviews from family and friends, and features rare footage of Bob Marley.
Captures the feel and timelessness of the music and the man himself.
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Brexit in the Caribbean | DW Documentary
Great Britain is not the only country gripped with uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit. The Caribbean island of Anguilla, a British overseas territory and former British colony, would lose its status as an associate member.
Anguilla, a popular holiday de...
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The Art of Effortless Living (Taoist Documentary)
The Art of Effortless Living is a documentary based on the traditional philosophy and essential teaching of Taoism. The practice of nondoing, nonforcing is the essential aspect of Taoism known as wu-wei. Attributed to the great sage Lao-tzu, the philosophy of ...
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Anunnaki (Documentary)
450,000 years ago our ancestors descended from the heavens to engineer the first human beings. To us they were Giants that ruled as Gods over mankind. Now new evidence and scientific research acknowledges their existence on earth but reveals when they will ret...
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The History of Earth – Full Documentary HD
In the very beginning of earth's history, this planet was a giant, red hot, roiling, boiling sea of molten rock - a magma ocean. The heat had been generated by the repeated high speed collisions of much smaller bodies of space rocks that continually clumped to...
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Sudan: The Mystery Of The African Pharaohs (River Nile Documentary) | Timeline
David Adams’ journey takes us into a Sudan we rarely see. On the flat waters of the Nile, he hears the creaking of the rigging catching the wind as river-travelers have for thousands of years. While the battlements of ancient fortresses standing on shore are o...
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Looking For The Lost Tribes (Biblical Documentary) | Timeline
The mystery of the lost tribes of Israel reverberates through three millennia of human experience. Of the twelve tribes mentioned in the Bible, only those of Judah and Benjamin survived the Assyrian capture of Israel. This is the story of the search for those ...
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FROM BABYLON TO AMERICA, THE PROPHECY MOVIE by School for Prophets – Attila Kakarott
Attila Kakarott is the owner of this video and it was originally posted by his ministry, School for Prophets. He is not a member of New Haven SDA Temple, but he has graciously given the church permission to repost his video here.
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Human Zoos: America’s Forgotten History of Scientific Racism
Human Zoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in the early decades of the twentieth century.
"A racially charged story that will mesmerize you...." —Oregon Documentary Film Festiva...
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How Valid Is The Transatlantic Slave Trade Story? (Livestream Highlights)
This video highlights parts of yesterday's livestream, discussing the conceptions of imagination, along with the basis of conceptual art used, when referring to what is known about the transatlantic slave trade.
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Most Dangerous Ways To School | NICARAGUA | Free Documentary
Every morning, the three sisters Julia, Yulissa and Kenya climb into their dugout in order to row to school. They live on the east coast of Nicaragua, one of the world’s poorest countries, and the youngest of them has just turned five; the oldest is nine. They...
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Chanting Rastafari ‘The Story of Nyahbinghi’ [Documentary]
I NEVER KNEW TV is proud to present our first mini-doc exploring the Ugandan origins of Nyahbingi, influence of Queen Muhumusa on Rastafari, the spirituality of the event, and Nyahbinghi's role in the inception of reggae.
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African Pottery Forming and Firing
This video demonstrates the five major techniques used by potters in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Nigeria. The techniques include concave mold, convex mold, coiling, direct pull, and hammer and anvil. You can see Bwa, Jelly, and Mossi potters in Burkina Faso, the ...
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The World: A Television History #15 Africa Before The Europeans
#15 AFRICA BEFORE THE EUROPEANS. The powerful empires, wealthy city-states and civilized rural societies of Africa. Many great civilizations and empires rose and fell in Africa leaving great cultural heritage.
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KUMBH-Eternal Journey of Indian Civilisation-A Documentary Film
India Inspires Foundation Presents, The Most awaited documentary on Kumbh Mela. For the first time showcasing the Kumbh Mela from Indian perspective, with the help of great scholars of Indian civilization. The film unfolds the spiritual, cultural and social im...
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The Secrets of Sugar – The Hidden Toxic Poison in Our Foods
We've heard about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt. But there has never been a warning about sugar on our food labels - despite emerging research that suggests the sweet stuff is making more of us fat and sick.
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Black Star: A Story Of Self-Repatriation To Africa (History Documentary)
After being hassled by the police in Oakland, California, African-American musician Sunru Carter decided to 'repatriate' himself to Ghana. He retraced the journey of his great-grandfather who had been enslaved in Ghana; sold in Charlottesville, Virginia; and t...
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Ethiopia, Oxford and the Legacies of Haile Selassie in the Popular Imagination
Ethiopia, Oxford and the Legacies of Haile Selassie in the Popular Imagination
Saturday 13th October
School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography,
64 Banbury Road, Oxford
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1930, Nov. 2, H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I Coronation (silent reel)
The lavish governmental, religious and military ceremonies for Emperor Haile Selassie’s coronation in 1930. While other US and European film crews were present, Burton Holmes was the only cameraman allowed inside the Royal Enclosure. Includes footage of the co...
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Growing Up in Africa (full documentary)
Africa is the continent with the highest percentage of children with AIDS, orphans, forced to work nine hours a day for seven days a week in prostitution or suffering from various types of slavery.
Various NGOs and private institutions make everything they ...
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Best Documentary 2016 The Most Mysterious Things On Earth Ever
est Documentary 2016 The Most Mysterious Things On Earth Ever
In the seventeenth century, the philosophy of space and time emerged as a central issue in epistemology and metaphysics. At its heart, Gottfried Leibniz, the German philosopher-mathematician, and...
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Cuba’s DIY Inventions from 30 Years of Isolation
In 1991, Cuba's economy began to implode. "The Special Period in the Time of Peace" was the government's euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It began in the 60s, with engineers leaving Cuba for America. Ernesto Oroza, a designe...
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Harar: Adam´s Apple – Now in High Quality (Full Documentary)
Ethiopia is a Christian island surrounded by Muslim countries and Harar is other island within that island: a difficult city for sorting, the fourth holiest city of Islam with almost a hundred mosques within its walls, and the place where the poet Arthur Rimba...
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His Imperial Majesty Emperor of Ethiopia: Haile Selassie I Ethiopia 1956
The Lion of Judah, King of Kings, His Imperial Majesty Emperor of Ethiopia: Haile Selassie I
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Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 1)
From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from one elder (Floyd Red Crow Westerman)...how america has come and is destined to go.
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Islands Lost In Time
The story of a primitive people living in a Pacific paradise. Ben revisits
the islands he fell in love with twenty years ago and finds them
little changed.
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Hallucinogen Honey Hunters – Hunting mad honey – documentary
A tribe of Nepal hunt a wild honey with natural psychoactive properties ("mad honey"), they use it as a medicine and a soft drug.Dipak, the translator of this movie is overdosing and fall unconscious.
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Harar: Adam´s Apple – Now in High Quality (Full Documentary)
Ethiopia is a Christian island surrounded by Muslim countries and Harar is other island within that island: a difficult city for sorting, the fourth holiest city of Islam with almost a hundred mosques within its walls, and the place where the poet Arthur Rimba...
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The men of the Fifth World (full documentary)
The aboriginal culture of Australia, includes a large number of tribes inhabiting the oceanic continent before the arrival of the white man. But all that rich culture is doomed to survive in stocks in which its people are destined to extinction.
In this epi...
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The Priest Kings Xi (misnamed Olmec) Civilization | Gary Ajamu Young
"The first South Americans ... exhibited an undisputed morphological affinity firstly with Africans and secondly with South Pacific populations." https://www.facebook.com/notes/aborig... "...the earliest South Americans tend to be more similar to present Austr...
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Vanishing History: Gullah Geechee Nation
On the Sea Islands along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, a painful chapter of American history is playing out again. These islands are home to the Gullah or Geechee people, the descendants of enslaved Africans who were brought to work at the plantati...
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Dogon Tribe & The Sirius Mystery
The mysteries of the Dogon,Nommo, Oannes & Anunnaki are revealed in this video. The tribe of the Dogon people are famous for their work of art. They also have an incredible religion. See the video and discover why antropologists studied the relation between th...
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The Hopi Indian Prophecies
Hopi Elders pass warnings and prophecies from generation to generation
through oral traditions and reference to ancient rock pictographs and tablets.
An ancient Hopi Indian prophecy states, "When the Blue Star Kachina makes its appearance in the heavens, ...
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Insearch of the lost civilization Lemba tribe of Israel
The Lemba, wa-Remba, or Mwenye are a southern African ethnicity found in Zimbabwe and South Africa, with smaller, little-known branches in Mozambique and Malawi. According to Tudor Parfitt, Professor of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London,...
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My stolen childhood: understanding the trokosi system – Full documentary – BBC Africa Eye
Thousands of women across West Africa have been enslaved by a centuries-old practice called “trokosi”. Girls are forced to live and work with priests in religious shrines, for the rest of their lives, to “pay” for the sins of family members. Although the pract...
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Dr Hew Len Profound Interview – The simple cure for negativity
We can delete all negative programming within us using "Ho'opono'pono" or "The delete method" as I call it, we all have immense amounts of negativity within us that enslaves us secretly.
This video is for those who really want freedom & God 's power. Very fe...
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Zulu king: I won’t let my people forget our history | Talk to Al Jazeera
KwaZulu-Natal, a region in eastern South Africa with the Drakensberg Mountains to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east, is home to one of the most powerful kingdoms in the African continent - the Zulu.
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Rift! Geologic Clues to What’s Tearing Africa Apart
East Africa is one of the most geologically intriguing places on the planet—a place where the African continent is literally ripping apart. Deep rift valleys, active volcanoes, and hot springs are dramatic evidence for the powerful forces deep within the earth...
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Second Italo Ethiopian War Documentary (Full)
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopia...
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Dr Yosef Ben Jochannan ~ Black Man Wake Up!!!
Africana studies professor Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan was born on December 31, 1918 in Ethiopia to a Puerto Rican woman, Julia Matta and an Ethiopian man, Kriston ben-Jochannan. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to St. Croix, part of the Unite...
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Beauty and the Bleach. Skin-whitening trend ravages Senegalese women
Senegal hasn’t been ruled by France for over half a century, but its former coloniser still sets the tone here. Nowadays, that’s not only true in terms of clothing, but skin colour as well. Senegalese girls want to look like Europeans. Advertisements in magaz...
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Mauritania: Slavery’s last stronghold
Mauritania's endless sea of sand dunes hides an open secret: An estimated 10% to 20% of the population lives in slavery.
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Congo, My Precious. The Curse of the coltan mines in Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries. A wide range of rare minerals can be found here in abundance, all commanding high prices in world commodity markets. Diamonds for jewellery, tantalum, tungsten and g...
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The Black Messiah Macandal: Original PBS Documentary
My research began in 1989. It took me to France, Haiti, and the plantation where Macandal lived and began his revolution. U.C. Berkeley supplied a $2k grant used for travel, production and editing. Many people donated their services so we could finish (not a P...
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