Author: Dennis Kahohi

On this day in 2000, one of the key players in securing Tanzania’s freedom from the British died. Bibi Titi Mohamed – then living as an…

As millions of US citizens head to the polls to elect a new president, billions of people across the globe—including in Africa—will follow the elections closely…

In this clip from 1968, poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou shares valuable insights during one of her episodes of the series “Blacks, Blues,…

Timothy Grimes, better known by his stage name Wise Intelligent, shares valuable insights on how hip-hop shifted from having a positive impact on Black youth to…

Many theories and debates surround who built the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. In some instances, some have argued that enslaved people built the pyramids. In…

In truth, nothing lasts forever. Yet in Nigeria, they say that until you’ve experienced the enchanting aroma of Hausa perfume, the concept of “lasting forever” becomes…

Songwriters are to recording artists what shadows are to people, often unacknowledged in the background. Born in Brooklyn in 1931, Otis Blackwell was a prolific songwriter…

“I’m grateful that we were finally rescued, but the scars of that time are still with me,” is a harrowing sentiment from one of the Ghanaian…

The charity Open for Business estimates that Uganda’s anti-gay law could cost the country as much as $8.3 billion over five years due to diminished foreign…

How did Europe get richer than Global South nations? Well, according to the British weekly magazine The Economist, the secret lies in Europeans being better able…