SEPTEMBER 27, 1916 — TAFARI MAKONNEN BECOMES RAS TAFARI SEPTEMBER 27, 1916 — TAFARI MAKONNEN BECOMES RAS TAFARI On September 27, 1916, exactly 110 years ago today, Dejazmach Tafari Makonnen entered a decisive new chapter in Ethiopian history. Amid the political crisis surrounding Lij Iyasu, Ethiopia’s leading ecclesiastical and political authorities removed Iyasu from powerContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 27, 1916 — TAFARI MAKONNEN BECOMES RAS TAFARI”
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THE MASKS OF AFRICA — WHEN ART BECOMES THE VOICE OF THE ANCESTORS
THE MASKS OF AFRICA — WHEN ART BECOMES THE VOICE OF THE ANCESTORS THE MASKS OF AFRICA — WHEN ART BECOMES THE VOICE OF THE ANCESTORS Africa has never been a continent without history. Long before museums, textbooks, cameras, and modern archives, African societies preserved memory through art, symbols, masks, sculpture, clothing, music, dance, andContinue reading “THE MASKS OF AFRICA — WHEN ART BECOMES THE VOICE OF THE ANCESTORS”
THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM ‘MMADỤ’ (HUMAN)
THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM ‘MMADỤ’ (HUMAN) THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM ‘MMADỤ’ (HUMAN) There are many reports on the origin of the term Mmadụ in the Igbo Language. Mmadu can be translated to Human in English but this is just for the lack of a proper alternative. Mmadụ, as Igbos perceived it, is somethingContinue reading “THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM ‘MMADỤ’ (HUMAN)”
The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire
The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire SOSHANGANE The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire In around 1819, the armies of Shaka helped destroy one of the most powerful kingdoms in southeastern Africa. The defeated state was not Zulu. It was Ndwandwe. Its king was Zwide kaLanga. And among the commanders forced north by theContinue reading “The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire”
