‘The face of Africa has long been concealed from the world by myths and prejudice of all kinds,’ wrote Amadou Mahtar M’Bow, the Director-General of UNESCO, in 1979. ‘The General History of Africa ...
From the first reported cases of HIV in 1981 to the latest breakthroughs in long-acting prevention, this Spotlight timeline traces key moments in the global and South African response to the virus. It ...
Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Mercy Street opens in the Spring of 1862 in Alexandria, Virginia. This ...
Akinwumi Ogundiran receives funding from the National Humanities Center, National Endowment for the Humanities, Wenner-Gren Foundation, American Philosophical Society, Dumbarton Oaks, and Yip ...