Mary Prince
Storytime – The first Black female to publish a book in England Mary was born in Bermuda 1788 to enslaved parents. Not long after Mary was born, she along with her mother were sold to a Mr Captain Darrel Williams.…
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All stories relating to historical moments that aren’t Storytimes
Samuel Jules Celestine Edwards
Storytime This post is dedicated to the UK’s first Black editor and one of the UK’s first Pan Africanists, Samuel Jules Celestine Edwards. Samuel was the youngest of nine children, born to French speaking parents on the Caribbean island of…
Ghana Must Go!
If they don’t leave, they should be arrested, tried and sent back to their homes. Illegal immigrants, under normal circumstances, should not be given any notice whatsoever Shehu Shagari Who recognises these bags? These bags were a constant fixture in…
How the colonists used the Bible to justify slavery – Part 2
“We have been sent by this great God to ask you to leave your wicked ways and false Gods and turn to Him so that you may be saved when you die.” Things Fall Apart For those as curious as…
How the colonists used the Bible to justify slavery – Part 1
It is known that the colonisers used Christianity as a means to colonising the continent of Africa. But what isn’t well-known are the Bible passages used to ‘justify’ slavery. In the book of Genesis, Noah put a curse on his…