Nsibidi (sometimes spelled “Nsibiri”) is one of Africa’s oldest indigenous writing systems. Originating among the Ejagham people of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon, it was later adopted and expanded by…
photograph of Alice Stevens, the last native speaker of Virgin Islands Dutch Creole, with a woman who is likely a researcher or linguist.
The extinction of Berbice Dutch Creole (Berbice Dutch)…
A map of Guyana showing its borders with Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname, as well as its major cities, rivers, and the Atlantic Ocean. The map also indicates an area claimed…
The photograph is credited to G.I. Jones.
The connection between the Eastern Ijo of the Niger Delta and Guyana is rooted in linguistic history, where words from the Eastern Ijo language…
Ijeoma as a baby and her mother. Credit: BBC
In the quiet resilience of an Igbo woman lies a power that shapes worlds. Dr Ijeoma Uchegbu, a Nigerian-British professor and trailblazer…
Young Dr Alban. Credit: 90sartists
In the vast rhythm of world music, few beats are as distinctive as that of Dr. Alban Uzoma Nwapa, the Nigerian-born, Sweden-based musician who carried the…
Dehlia Victoria Umunna. Source: Harvard Law School - Harvard University
The hum of conversation filled the air as students entered Harvard Law School’s Ames Courtroom, where Professor Dehlia Victoria Umunna stood…
Chioma Ebinama captured in natural light, reflecting the harmony between creativity and nature. Image Credits: SOUTZOGLOU CARPETS
In a quiet gallery in New York, soft watercolour hues meet the gaze like…
Nnedi Okorafor. Source: Americanlibrariesmagazine.com
The Igbo say, “Nwata bulie aka gbagbuo ozu, o mara na ọ bụ ihe dị ndụ o buliri” ( when a child lifts what he believes…
The Atlantic slave trade, despite its vast erasure of African identities, left behind fragments like names that offer glimpses into the lives of the people stolen from their homelands. Some…