Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter provides an intimate look into Senegalese society through letters written by two women. The ...

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It was one of the artefacts that launched an online campaign to highlight women's roles in pre-colonial communities - and revive cultural heritages almost erased by colonialism.

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Andrea Condes, 39, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and adopted into the United States, where she grew up and pursued a career ...

The '80s may not be remembered as a bastion of cinematic greatness, but the decade was actually home to some incredible films ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

What started as an effort to promote racial unity in Edenton by reconsidering its most prominent downtown symbol has done the ...

Integrated trade networks, however, were developing in this area starting from the early dawn of Asian history. Being connected to trade networks was an important asset for an empire to acquire wealth ...