The African History Truly African
DP William Ruto on Monday officially declared the winner of a bitterly disputed election in Kenya. General elections were held in Kenya on 9 August 2022. Voters elected the President, members of the National Assembly and Senate, county governors of Kenya and members of the 47 county assemblies of Kenya. General elections in Kenya are held every five years.
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August, 2022
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11 August
James Somerset: escaped slave from Virginia who ended slavery in England
After attempting to flee from his master, James Somerset (or Sommersett), a Boston slave transported to England in 1771, was apprehended. He was loaded onto a ship and shipped to Jamaica to be bought and sold. His English allies, on the other hand, used a writ of habeas corpus to remove him from the ship before it set sail. After …
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10 August
William W. Browne: from slave to founder of the first Black-owned Bank
Reverend William Washington Browne, a former Georgia slave, established America’s first black-owned bank. The “True Reformers Savings Bank” was the first black bank to be chartered in the United States. The Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers, a Black fraternal organization founded by Browne in 1849, inspired the bank’s name. The bank was established in 1888 but did not …
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5 August
2Pac refused to collaborate with Micheal Jackson after alleged disrespect
About 15 years before the era of social media, in the 1990s, there was a veil of mystery surrounding some of the biggest musical artists of that time. Two late pop icons, late rap legend Tupac Shakur and the sadly missed King Of Pop himself Michael Jackson, have been the subject of intense rumors. One in particular claims that 2Pac …
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5 August
Nana Yaa Asantewaa, the great African woman who fought men with guns
Yaa Asantewaa was a Ghanaian warrior queen, born around 1840, who rose up to lead an army against the invading British. She was a successful farmer and mother. She was an intellectual, a politician, human right activist, queen and a leader. Yaa Asantewaa became famous for leading the Ashanti rebellion against British colonialism to defend the Golden Stool. As the …
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5 August
Benin Republic constructs statue of Queen Tassi, the founder of fearless female army
Benin Republic has immortalized Queen Tassi Hangbe, Anti European invasion Iron-Lady who formed the Dahomey Amazons, an all-female military unit that existed in the Dahomey Kingdom. The military unit operated from the 1700s till 1904. A 98 feet tall statue of her was unvield. Africa was home to a part of the world’s best heads in the ancient era. African …
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4 August
1962: Emperor Haile Selassie smuggled out Mandela with Ethiopian passport as a journalist
This African solidarity no longer exists. Is there any African country that does this or assists fleeing Ethiopian youth? The profession of Madeba in the passport is most interesting thing. “In 1962, Mr. Nelson Mandela traveled to Ethiopia in secret for military, political, and spiritual training.” On Haile Selassie’s orders, the Ethiopian army first trained and armed Nelson Mandela in …
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1 August
Wakanda Forever: Marvel Studio releases trailer, honors king T’Challa (video)
Marvel Studios has released the much expected second edition of the hit movie, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” which is scheduled to be aired in November this year. The action-filled trailer came with a mix of sympathy as the king was duly honored. The late Chadwick Boseman who starred as T’Challa in the first version released in 2018, was set upfront …
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1 August
Leicester University honored Black Panther star Ejuma with Doctorate Degree
Cameroonian-born actress and celebrated producer, Constance Ejuma has been conferred with an honorary degree as Doctor of letters by Leicester University. This adds to the academic portfolio of the actress who earlier bagged a masters degree from same school. Ejuma, famed in the popular Wakanda movie took to her official website to share the news. “Many months ago, I received …
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July, 2022
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30 July
Zimbabwe launches Gold Coins to be used as legal tender in place of the dollar
Zimbabwe has introduced gold coins that are accepted as currency there. Zimbabweans will purchase the Mosi-oa-Tunya coins to trade both home and internationally. The coin is convertible to cash due to its “liquid asset character.” “The government is trying to moderate the very high demand for the US dollar because this high demand is not being matched by supply,” says …
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