Angola News News Angola » History: We went to Angola to learn more about the history that binds us. It was life-changing
MASSANGANO, Angola – As the sun beat down on us, we slowly walked down the dirt path, stirring up red dust as we headed toward the centuries-old fort atop a hill here. The chatter hushed. The 21 of us ...
News Angola » History: Visiting Angola is about history and the future
The National Museum of Slavery in Luanda, Angola West Africa reminds that when the first slaves arrived in Virginia, they came from Angola. Shutterstock I returned to Luanda, Angola, to film a ...
News Angola » History: Angola’s untold history: archive project explores LGBTIQ+ lives and struggles
As I write these lines, I mourn the passing of Carlos Fernandes, a leading queer activist and organiser in Angola. Carlos was found dead in his home earlier this year under circumstances that are ...
News Angola » History: Angola: The Weight of History; L’Angola postcolonial: Guerre et paix sans democratization
Angola is woefully undercovered by both academics and journalists, in part because of its Portuguese heritage and in part because civil war and authoritarian politics have discouraged many observers ...
News Angola » History: In Angola, Biden Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not Be Erased
In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa. By Zolan ...
News Angola » History: In Angola, Prince Harry joins quest to eradicate land mines
Early one morning in late September, the hum of a metal detector fills the air in a sparse field. A man in a plastic face shield and blue armored vest is crouched near the ground, scanning the wand ...
News Angola » History: Oct. 31, 1934: Halloween pranks end with tear gas, arrests in Angola
On Halloween night in 1934, Angola was full of pranksters and vandals causing mayhem that ended with tear gas and arrests. Students from Tri-State College were the main instigators, according to a ...
News Angola » History: We went to Angola to learn more about the history that binds us. It was life-changing
A group of African Americans traveled to Angola to explore their ancestral roots and learn about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The trip aimed to foster healing and recognize the connection between ...