Africa

The European colonization of African countries south of Sahara was marked with chaos which was not experienced there before. Long before the Europeans came to Africa, the communities lived in their traditional ways of life even though they were poor. A lot of things followed afterwards which changed the ways of life for the Africans…

American was synonymous to the word ‘segregation’ before the 1960s. The blacks (mainly the African Americans) were oppressed to the core. The condition would have been the same, had there not been historic personalities like Martin Luther; discrimination would have blackened the entire nation.   Discrimination prevailed in schools, job places, government offices and in…

During the early African kingdoms, people were capable of establishing lucrative trade routes with Europe and Asia, accumulating wealth through conquest and territorial expansion, and maintaining a robust centralized government. These achievements occurred prior to European arrival in Africa. Trade thrived along the East African coast, particularly after establishing connections with India and Arabia. The…

Anti-miscegenation laws were strictly enforced to keep the races segregated so it is especially interesting to view Howard’s quite different viecrovwpoints here. “Day Breaks Over Simla” (undated) is a poem about an interracial love affair between what sounds like a young woman from India and a member of the British Consul stationed there. The beautiful…

U. S Foreign Aid to Africa Some people speak against U. S foreign aid being sent to Africa for humanitarian reasons. Others speak out in favor of such actions. All of us have seen the news tickers with vital headlines about “people being devastated by droughts in Zimbabwe and unhygienic water in Sudan”, but what…

In today’s society there are many people populating in poorness. All across America there are different undertakings and reserves where the less fortunate reside. Statisticss show that largely minorities live in these different locations. Native Americans and African Americans are two of the more popular races populating in these topographic points. The group enduring the…

Two Africans Recall the Arrival of the Europeans Baba and Ilanga bot remembered the event of the Europeans coming to their villages. The villagers sat and wondered what it would be like when the Europeans came. Before they came Baba and Ilanga lived in their village where they both worked out in their fields, or…

The indigenous people of Africa displayed various responses to the European Scramble for Africa. Their primary objective was to resist colonization, which they expressed through conflict, religion, or social/political behavior. The African people followed a pattern similar to Newton’s first law of motion: an object at rest remains at rest until it is influenced by…

Has anyone here ever been stung by a bee? It is possible that the bee could be an African killer bee instead of a traditional European honey bee. These two types of bees have similar physical characteristics but exhibit drastically different behaviors. Killer bees pose a threat to the environment, animals, and humans. According to…

What grounds do we hold for the outgrowth of both biological and behavioral modernness in Africa? There are many different types of grounds for the outgrowth of both biological and behavioral modernness in Africa. Each of these facets adds a compelling statement for this materialisation of these modern traits. There are a figure of theories…