Global Concepts
The Gnawa (Islamic Sect) (11th c.- )
The Gnawa (sing. Gnawi) are an ethnic group and Islamic sect of West African-descent centered in Morocco who have become...
Olmec Heads of Mexico (1200-400 B.C.?)
The Olmec heads of Mexico are a collection of 17 giant stone head sculptures believed to have been carved by...
The Windrush Generation (1948- )
Although persons of African ancestry had resided in Great Britain since the time of the Roman conquest, their numbers and...
The Golden Stool (17th c.- )
The Golden Stool (full title, Sika Dwa Kofi) has been the symbol of power in Ashanti Kingdom since the 17th century....
Apartheid (1948-1994)
Apartheid is the name of the racial institution that was established in 1948 by the National Party that governed South...
Reggae
Reggae, which originated in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1970s, is a by-product of ska and rocksteady music. While ska...
