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Who was Marie Van Brittan? Marie Van Brittan Brown was an African American inventor. She created the first home security system with the help of her husband Albert Brown. The patent for her invention was registered with the name of “Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance “ in 1966 and was accepted in 1969. The security system created by Marie …

What happens when four gorgeous South Sudanese women gather to eat breakfast dressed monochromatically in white and are photographed? It creates a stir on social media and drives netizens crazy. These photos of four stunning South Sudanese beauties have driven netizens nuts. The photos shot by creative director and photographer, Isaac West who is into uplifting women of color has …

Bantu knots are a protective hairstyle in which the hair is repeatedly sectioned, twisted, and wrapped around the base to make a knot-like appearance stacked on top of one another. Bantu knots can be traced back to the Bantu speaking people, which started in Southern West Africa and moved out through Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa during the Bantu migration, …

From the 8th century, the Swahili Coast on the East African coast was a location where Africans and Arabs interacted to develop a unique identity known as Swahili Culture. Their language is Swahili, which means “people of the shore.” Mombasa, Mogadishu, and Zanzibar were among the prominent, independent commercial cities that sprung up along the coast. The Swahili Coast city-states …

The Maasai are an African indigenous ethnic group of semi-nomadic people who live in Kenya and northern Tanzania. Because of their distinct traditions, customs, and dress, as well as their proximity to East Africa’s many national game parks, the Maasai are among the most prominent African ethnic groups and are well-known internationally due to their ties to the national parks …

Some 22,000 years ago, Khoisan were the largest group of humans on earth: the Khoisan, a tribe of hunter-gatherers in southern Africa. The Khoisan were the first people in Southern Africa, and their history is fascinating. Long before the first settlers arrived on South African shores, there were various groups of people who spread out sparsely across the land. These …

The Nok culture was one of Western Africa’s earliest known societies. From around 500 B.C.E. to 200 C.E., it existed in modern-day Nigeria. The Nok grew crops and worked with iron tools. Because artifacts were discovered near the modern Nigerian town of Nok, historians and archaeologists refer to this culture as the Nok culture. Nok culture is well-known for its …

Ancient Somalis domesticate camels in 3000 BC – 2000 BC. This practice spreads to North Africa and Ancient Egypt The first inhabitants in the Somali region were ethnic Cushites from southern Ethiopia’s fertile lakes. This group is further split into a number of other ethnic groups, all of which are still widely recognized (and fought over) today. Archeological evidence suggests …

In Ancient Africa people of different ages had their own dialy life roles to play. This was all over the four corners of Great Ancient Africa. Many Africans prayed daily to their ancestors for protection and guidance, in place of traditional gods. Many Africans would dedicate a spot in their homes to pay honor to their guardian spirits. The concept …

The Azande (plural of “Zande” in the Zande language) are an ethnic group of North Central Africa. Regions with significant populations Central African Republic 96,500 DRC 2,061,000 South Sudan 1,040,000 They live primarily in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in south-central and southwestern part of South Sudan, and in southeastern Central African Republic. The Congolese …