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TAYO Fatunla: Ghana’s Revolutionary and Statesman Jerry Rawlings – 1947-2020
*I designed covers of West Africa magazine for 10 years on weekly basis. Hearing of the passing of Jerry Rawlings who staged two coups...
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OUR ROOTS: Remembering Ken Saro Wiwa
*It has been 25 years since Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa and his nine brothers in the struggle against environmental degradation due to oil exploration and...
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TAYO Fatunla: Nigerian Cartoon Characters with Points of View
*Years ago I drew these two popular cartoon characters as daily columns at the back of two Nigerian newspapers Punch and Nigerian Herald respectively,...
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OUR ROOTS/60 Years – Nigeria Will Survive
*The month of October is Black History month in the UK. The same month which has been a difficult time for Nigeria, the month...
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These ‘White Savior’ Videos and Photos are Why Comic Relief Will No Longer Send Celebrities To Africa (Watch)
*The UK charity Comic Relief, founded in 1985 in response to famine in Ethiopia, says it will stop sending celebrities to Africa for fundraising appeals...
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OUR ROOTS: Nigeria at 60 – Future Past
*With all that has happened in Africa's most populous nation for all the wrong reasons this month, Nigeria remains a force to be reckon...
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NIGERIA – Police Brutality at 60
*Hard to believe that this month that Nigeria marks 60 years of her independence is when demonstrators against police brutality were killed in Lagos...
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South African Rhinos Dehorned to Deter Poachers
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Meet Queen Victoria’s Black Goddaughter: New Portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta on Display (Video)
*A new portrait of Queen Victoria’s black goddaughter, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, is now on view at Osborne, the seaside home created by the Queen and Prince...
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OUR ROOTS on Nigeria – Here’s to the Next 60
*Last week, on 1st October, Nigeria marked its 60th Independence Anniversary and will do so throughout October, in a subdued manner due to Covid-19.
The...
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Who Asked My Son If He’s Going Trick-Or-Treating?: Watch Mom Curse Out Store Worker Who Mocked Her Child’s African Garb
*Video has surfaced of a Black mother confronting a white drug store employee who allegedly saw one of her children dressed in a traditional...
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Nesma Yahia: Fashion Designer with Dwarfism Creates Egypt’s First Clothing Line for Little People
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Rough Cut – Nigeria Marks Diamond Jubilee Since Independence
*It is Black history month all throughout the month of October in the United Kingdom.
And as a reminder of why Black History matters, OUR...
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism supports CARTAN
*The Lagos based Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has donated funds to the Cartoonists Association of Nigeria CARTAN to enable cartoonists who are...
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Nigerian Cartoonists Go Viral on Independence Day
*60 years ago, Africa's most populous nation gained independence from Great Britain.
A milestone of great magnitude for a nation that has against all odds...
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