Often Misunderstood, an African Tradition Comes Alive at Benin Festival

Jan­u­ary 2nd to 10th marked the fifth edi­tion of the Inter­na­tion­al Fes­ti­val of Voodoo Cul­ture, Arts, and Civ­i­liza­tion that was held in the African nation of Benin. The theme of the Fes­ti­val was: “Restor­ing Ben­in’s her­itage. Research on the ori­gin and trans­mis­sion of knowl­edge in Por­to-Novo’.  The 2022 Fes­ti­val was an oppor­tu­ni­ty to present to…

Trump Uses Slur to Describe African Nations

In reac­tion to the racist and dis­parag­ing remarks made recent­ly by U.S. Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump in the pres­ence of con­gress­men, call­ing Haiti and African coun­tries “s##holes,” there has been a wave of con­dem­na­tion in the US and around the world. What is unfor­tu­nate about this, how­ev­er, is the fact that this came from the most pow­er­ful man…

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