SSOZINHAOct 4, 2021Colonial AfricaTransatlantic Kongo: New Orleans & its Kongo Roots One of the most tragic chapters in human history; the transatlantic slave trade where at least 12 million enslaved Africans were uprooted...
SSOZINHAMay 26, 2021KoKCapoeira: The Bakongo Resistance turned Martial Art This post is about the history of the Afro-Brazilian martial art 'Capoeira'. It explores it's links to the Kongo people of Northern Angola.
SSOZINHAMay 25, 2021Colonial AfricaDid you know that World Africa Day was inspired by Ghana's independence?Happy World #AfricaDay 2021! Today we're teaching you about how this historical day of pride came about. Read our #AfricaDay post here.
SSOZINHAMar 10, 2021Colonial AfricaTHE 'BLACK ARMY' : UNSUNG HEROES OF WORLD WAR IRead about the forgotten black army of 'the Great War' AKA 'World War I' - comprised of Africans, Afro-Americans, Afro-Caribbean & Indians.
SSOZINHAFeb 8, 2021Colonial AfricaTHE LOVE AFFAIR WITH 'FRANCAFRIQUE' (French Africa)A detailed post about the French relations with their ex-colonies and their fetisisation of interfering with African affairs.
SSOZINHADec 21, 2020Colonial AfricaInside Britain's Colonial MindExploring Britain's inflated sense of power, the colonisation and exploitation of Africans in the false pursuit of "civilisation".
SSOZINHAOct 12, 2020Colonial AfricaAfrica's Stolen Artefacts: Misuse in MuseumsA look into the misplacement of African artefacts across the western world, and the reluctance to give them back.
SSOZINHASep 21, 2020Colonial AfricaGERMANY REPARATIONS TO NAMIBIA REJECTEDRemember our blog post and thread on Twitter when we wrote about the Herero and Nama massacre? If you don't, here's a quick background:...
SSOZINHAJun 25, 2020Colonial AfricaThe Hidden Holocaust - The German Massacre of the Herero and Nama [Southwest Africa]A detailed article on the First German genocide of the Southwest African Herero, Namaqua and related clan.