AFRICAN HISTORY
The Death of a Journalist — and a Free Press — in Mozambique
Journalist Carlos Cardoso’s assassination silenced more voices than just his own.
How 'A Luta Continua' Became a Rallying Slogan for Nigeria's New Revolution
Every movement needs a motto to breathe life into it.
The Soccer Match That Ended a Civil War
Peace came to the Ivory Coast through Didier Drogba and the country's national soccer team.
The On-Field Death That Scuttled a Nation's Soccer Dreams
Marc-Vivien Foé was a leader on the pitch and off for Cameroon.
The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
The Widow Who Led a Bare-Chested Protest Against an Assassination
Pauline Opango Lumumba’s topless protest on Valentine's Day was a statement of love, mourning and defiance.
The Sudanese Slave Who Became a Servant of God
There’s a good reason why Josephine Bakhita is the patron saint of human trafficking victims.
Can Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Teach America How to Heal?
Navigating the way forward from state-sponsored violence requires state-sponsored dialogue.
How the Spanish Flu Fractured African Christianity
The 1918 pandemic killed millions in Africa while birthing hundreds of spiritual movements and a legacy of obsession with healing miracles.
How Pan Am Helped the Allies Win WWII in Africa
With airlines out of the skies, it's worth remembering the ways they have changed the world for the better.
The West African Nation That Lasted Only 12 Days
Right after independence, Nigeria was already playing its minority populations off each other.
The Food That Built America
The Food that Built America tells the unbelievable true stories behind the industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized food, and transformed American life and culture forever in the process.
The World Leader Who Thought a Shower Prevented HIV
South African leader Jacob Zuma boasted about a bogus measure to prevent HIV in a rape trial that shook the world.
Can These Animators Get Africa to Finally Honor Its Female Heroes?
Pathbreaking women have been written out of Africa's history books.
