Ali Bilow
Ali Bilow is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington where she studies history, anthropology, and African studies. She is currently a program intern at the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, a non-profit organization in Seattle which presents and produces African-American cultural programs. In the future she hopes to go on to graduate school to study African history.
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Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1894-1978)
Elected in 1963 and named president in 1964, Jomo Kenyatta was the first president of Kenya and is still today...
Empire of Kanem-Bornu (ca. 9th century-1900)
The Kanem-Bornu Empire was a large African state which existed from the 9th century through the end of the 19th...
Founding of Sierra Leone, 1787
Sierra Leone’s founding dates back to 1787 when several waves of freed black settlers originating from England, Nova Scotia, and...
Royal African Company
Chartered in 1672, the Royal African Company was a royally chartered company which had a legally based monopoly on English...
Tirailleurs Senegalais (1857– )
The Tirailleurs Sénégalais were West African Colonial Army troops who fought for the French during World War I, World War...
Mau Mau (1952-1960)
The Mau Mau Uprising, a revolt against colonial rule in Kenya, lasted from 1952 through 1960 and helped to hasten...
