What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

History professor Joel Cabrita is one of five Stanford recipients of the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship, alongside economics ...

Zeinab Badawi, the Sudanese-born doyenne of British broadcasting and president of London University’s School of African and Oriental Studies, elegantly sips tea while I opt for a number of strong ...

The Program in African Studies provides a systematic introduction to the complex historical, political and social issues of the African continent. Its major and minor are structured to give students ...

A newly drafted History Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (Caps) proposes a radical shift away from Eurocentric ...

Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Big gaps exist in the ...

Problem I. Africa and Egypt. Egypt and Negro Africa / by C.G. Seligman -- The Hamitic hypothesis : its origin in time / by Edith R. Sanders -- Kingship, archaeology, and historical myth / Merrick ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, ...

A major overhaul to South Africa's CAPS history curriculum has sparked heated debates over its implications for future generations. Will this new focus foster critical thinkers or simply enforce a ...