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Remember Nubia

From the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Nubia: Jewels of Ancient Sudan exhibit runs at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles until April 3, 2023. | From the Getty Villa / "For nearly 3,000 years a series of kingdoms flourished in ancient Nubia (present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan)

What Have We Here?

What Have We Here?

Archeologists find Hekashepes, whose mummified remains might be the oldest ever. | From CBS News / Egyptian archaeologists who have spent years meticulously excavating a site amid the ancient ruins of Saqqara, near Cairo, announced a number of major discoveries on Thursday dating to the fifth and sixth dynasties of Egypt'

Read This.

Cornell professor Olúfémi Táíwò contends the term "precolonial Africa" needs to be reconsidered and rejected. From Aeon / As used, the term ‘precolonial’ Africa and the distortions it represents cannot illuminate our understanding of Africa and its history. More importantly, it is wrong to think of colonialism as a

SKY IS BLACK - Season 1 Finale

SKY IS BLACK - Season 1 Finale

In the finale of Season One, Anton and BC discuss Wakanda Forever, a bevy of movies and A.I. books, and formally announce the official 2022 SKY IS BLACK Person of the Year. About artivist NIKKOLAS SMITH / Nikkolas Smith, a native of Houston, Texas, is a Master of Architecture recipient

Get Immersed

Event: 2022-2023 in select American and Canadian cities. | Produced by the Paquin Entertainment Group in partnership with National Geographic, the Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience utilizes nine distinct multi-sensory galleries to purpotedly unlock the 3,300 year old story of King Tut in an evolution of immersive experiences. Via

Decoding Hieroglyphics. We'll See.

Decoding Hieroglyphics. We'll See.

The exploration from Secrets of the Dead on PBS premieres November 2, 2022. | Paleography expert Elizabeth Bettles is deciphering the handwriting of each hieroglyphic to identify the painter of this mysterious tomb. "Decoding Hieroglyphics" premieres Wednesday November 2 at 10/9c on PBS. #SecretsDeadPBS pic.twitter.com/YFkhzrg8il

Commence the Drama

Commence the Drama

Zahi Hawass, one of the most prominent Egyptologists in the world, and who does not believe the ancient Egyptians were Black, says he has found one of the most important mummmies ever. | Prominent Egyptologist Claims He Has Discovered the Lost Mummy of Queen NefertitiThe location of Nefertiti’s tomb is