Deep documentation of African civilizations, freedom movements, kingdoms, and heritage — stories that mainstream media ignores.
Before European colonizers arrived on the shores of present-day Nigeria, the Benin Kingdom had already built one of the most sophisticated civilizations in human history. Its bronze works remain among the finest art ever created.
In 1324, a single man's journey to Mecca was so extravagant that it destabilized the economy of Egypt and the Mediterranean for over a decade. That man was Mansa Musa, Emperor of Mali.
He renamed his country, planted ten million trees, vaccinated two million children, and housed the homeless — all in four years. Thomas Sankara remains Africa's most compelling revolutionary.
She negotiated with colonial governors as an equal, led armies into battle in her 60s, and died undefeated at 81. Queen Nzinga remains the greatest symbol of African resistance to European conquest.
In 1884, 14 European nations met in Berlin and spent four months dividing Africa among themselves. No African was invited. The lines they drew on maps have caused conflicts that are still being fought today.