ALIOUNE DIOP, GREAT DEFENDER OF AFRICAN CULTURE

Alioune Diop was not as famous as them but did no less than them for the emancipation of the black man because it is thanks to him that several generations of Africans were able to read and love Hampaté Bâ ( Mali), Aimé Césaire (Martinique), Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana), Bernard Dadié (Ivory Coast), Léon Gontran-Damas (Guyana), … Read more

Religion or spirituality: linked to better cardiovascular health in African Americans

Dallas, USA – African-American adults who report significant religious activity or deep spiritual beliefs are more likely to have better lifestyle and good cardiovascular health as defined by the American Heart Association, according to a US study. The results were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association[1]. Religiosity, spirituality and 7 indicators of … Read more

Religiosity, spirituality linked to better heart health in African Americans

. Researchers grouped participants by religious behaviors (their self-reported levels of participation in religious services/Bible study groups, private prayer, and use of religious beliefs or practices to cope with difficult life situations and to stressful events – called religious adaptation in the study); and spirituality (belief in the existence of a supreme being, deity or … Read more

Morocco reaffirms its African roots through several areas of cooperation

From one year to another, Morocco is strengthening its lines of cooperation with the African continent, with the realization of several projects in various sectors. Since its return to the African Union (AU), Morocco has redefined its relations with the countries of the continent in the wake of a renewal of its diplomatic strategy. Today, … Read more

The origins of the blues: Seminole Indians and runaway African slaves

“The most desperate are the most beautiful songs and I know some immortal ones which are pure sobs” these verses by Alfred de Musset written in 1835 could perfectly define the blue born of the suffering of millions of enslaved Africans in the United States of America. If it is a French poet who best … Read more

“We owe our silent but constant struggle to our African and Afro

By decision of the interviewee, the article contains inclusive language. “At home they told me come, I’m going to fix your ‘coroa’ and it was confusing until I understood what it meant. By the way, the coroa (crown) of my curly hair is so important, the symbolic union to reconnect with our ancestry, our history … Read more

Togo: the Society of African Missions launches its Web TV

The first broadcast of SMA Web Tv Togo, live, on the occasion of its inauguration in Lomé (Togo)/Screen capture/Charles Ayetan/LCA News facts The province of the Society of African Missions (SMA) in Togo has just launched an online television channel. An instrument of evangelization, information and communion at the service of the Church and the … Read more

Seven African comics and graphic novels chronicling the experiences of blacks are adapted on film

“Ireti” is presented as the first “African superhero.” Source Comic Republic image. Used with permission. When “Black Panther,” an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, premiered in 2018, it marked a milestone as one of the first black heroes in mainstream American superhero films. With its huge success, … Read more

A live shoot kicks off the Tarifa African Film Festival

Rate welcomes from this Friday, May 27, and until June 5 the nineteenth edition of Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival (FCAT), a southern European cross-border competition on cinemas from Africa and its diasporas. The presentation of Giants, Maimouna Guerresi exhibition (author of the poster), has marked the prelude to the inauguration. A spectacular display on the … Read more