Four ancient African languages – older than English spoken till this day.

By some counts, there are more than 3,000 African languages although most linguists on the continent and other places believe the number goes just a little beyond 2,000. All the same, linguistic evolution on the continent has been taking place for over 5,000 years. Some of the languages that were used by the ancestors of old are no more spoken. 

“It’s long overdue” – Afrobeats music gets UK singles chart

Afrobeats is a musical movement that is taking the world by storm. It should, however, not be confused with Afrobeat which was pioneered by Fela Kuti in the late 1960s where he and his drummer Tony Allen began a movement that fused jazz, funk, and Ghanaian high-life with traditional Yoruba music and ‘woke’ lyrics.

A look at Boubou, Senegal’s loose-fitting garment worn by both sexes

The Senegalese fascination with boubou the long, colorful, loose-fitting garment – worn by both sexes in parts of Africa is well-founded. After all, the word “boubou” comes from the Wolof mbubbe Wolof being the principal African language of Senegal. It underlines the Senegalese assertion that the cloth has always been Senegalese. The boubou is fit for purpose thanks to its multiplicity of contradictory uses and meanings. It can connote sexiness or modesty.

After almost four years in prison, Keeda Haynes is running to be TN’s first black woman in Congress

In life, sometimes one must experience certain hardships to be a better advocate for those in similar situations. That is the story of Keeda Haynes who spent almost four years in prison for a crime she says she did not commit, to becoming a public defender who is now running for Congress in Tennessee. Should Haynes win the seat against the incumbent Re, Jim Cooper who has been running the show in Congress for the Democratic seat for almost two decades, she will be the first Black woman Tennessee will send to Congress.

Patricia Cowings: the woman helping astronauts combat space sickness

NASA psychophysiologist, Dr. Patricia Cowings, was the first American woman to be trained as a scientist-astronaut. She designed a program to help astronauts combat space sickness. Also, Cowings helps astronauts better adapt to space by studying the effects of gravity on human physiology and performance. In 1979, she was an alternate for a space flight. Cowings never made it to space but she has spent her 34-year career at NASA making life better for those who go there.