Slavery

Berlin Conference slicing the African cake
International News

Berlin Conference – 140 Years Later

December 11, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe From November 15, 1884, until February 26, 1885, the Berlin West Africa Conference was held in Germany where numerous European states convened to carve up the continent based upon their own economic […]
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologizes for African enslavement
International News

Netherlands Prime Minister Apologizes for Atlantic Slave Trade

December 27, 2022 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last few decades the demand to pay reparations for African enslavement has drawn support from around the world. Africans on the continent along with those living in other parts […]
Dahomey Agojie Women Warrior Agojie
Domestic News

“The Woman King”: Traditional Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade

September 24, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Film: The Woman King Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writers: Dana Stevens and Maria Bello Musical Score: Terrance Blanchard Edited By: Terilyn A. Shropshire Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and […]
Africans thrown overboard for insurance money
Domestic News

Anti-slavery campaigns in Britain and their impact on the formation of the United States

February 21, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe If the so-called American Revolution of 1776 was truly committed to breaking with monarchical and autocratic rule from the United Kingdom, then why did slavery grow at a rapid rate after the […]