Queen Moremi

Queen Moremi
Author: Judybee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781908218490

Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah learn the story of Queen Moremi of Ile-Ife who outwitted the Igbo tribe by hatching a very clever plan. She allowed herself to be captured so she could learn their secrets and use this knowledge to defeat them in battle. Read the story to find out if her plan worked and what secret she learnt.

The Routledge Companion to Black Women’s Cultural Histories

The Routledge Companion to Black Women’s Cultural Histories
Author: Janell Hobson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2021-03-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 042951672X

In the social and cultural histories of women and feminism, Black women have long been overlooked or ignored. The Routledge Companion to Black Women’s Cultural Histories is an impressive and comprehensive reference work for contemporary scholarship on the cultural histories of Black women across the diaspora spanning different eras from ancient times into the twenty-first century. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Companion is divided into five parts: A fragmented past, an inclusive future Contested histories, subversive memories Gendered lives, racial frameworks Cultural shifts, social change Black identities, feminist formations Within these sections, a diverse range of women, places, and issues are explored, including ancient African queens, Black women in early modern European art and culture, enslaved Muslim women in the antebellum United States, Sally Hemings, Phillis Wheatley, Black women writers in early twentieth-century Paris, Black women, civil rights, South African apartheid, and sexual violence and resistance in the United States in recent history. The Routledge Companion to Black Women’s Cultural Histories is essential reading for students and researchers in Gender Studies, History, Africana Studies, and Cultural Studies.

African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies

African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies
Author: Ezra Chitando
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317184173

The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora, and Gendered Societies. The book is structured under two main sections. The first provides insights into the interface between Religion and Society. The second features African Diaspora together with Youth and Gender which have not yet featured prominently in studies on religion in Africa. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa and the new African Diaspora. This book honours his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.

Morountodun and Other Plays

Morountodun and Other Plays
Author: Femi Osofisan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1982
Genre: Nigeria
ISBN:

"Based on the ancient myth of Moremi, the Ife queen who infiltrated the enemy camp to ensure her people's triumph, Morountodun brilliantly brings the story up to date. No More The Wasted Breed and Red is the Freedom Road complete a collection by one of Nigeria's best-known playwrights."--Page 4 of cover

Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities

Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities
Author: Jubril Olabode Aka
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2012-03-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1466915552

NIGERIAN WOMEN OF DISTINCTION, HONOUR AND EXEMPLARY PRESIDENTIAL QUALITIES; EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL GENDERS The book identifies scores of Nigerian revered women who match the most dignified women world-wide. Their wonderful attributes can lead Nigeria to the Promised Land sooner than expected if given equal leadership opportunities. They abound in all professions including those exclusively left for men and they perform with excellence. It highlights socio-political activism of Chief Abigail Olufunmilayo Ransom-Kuti (25/10/1900-13/4/1978); Chief Hannah Awolowos successes and unflinching support for her husbands course, Chief Obufemi Awolowo, first Premier of Western Nigeria, her revered Yorubaland eldership; and unparalleled antecedents of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Professor Dora Akunyili; Chief Olubunmi Etteh, first female Nigerian House Speaker; Chief Farida Waziri, EFCC ex-Chairperson and many others comprising 190 Nigerian women (past and present) with great and wonderful antecedents. Behind successful men are great women. When women are trained, knowledge spreads and impacts entire community. Women have inherent powers of accomplishments, invincibility and indispensability. Ironically, physically and economically powerful male chauvinists think they control everything, but their wives or girl-friends really take charge and control everything remotely including the powerful men. Imagine the world without women; it will be dull, boring, wifeless, motherless, childless and uninteresting without love, care, romance, beauty, affection, attractiveness, happiness and child production. It condemns discrimination, domestic violence, women and child abuse world-wide. Women can lead exemplarily if given equal opportunities as men. GOD BLESS NIGERIAN WOMEN!

What Did We Do?

What Did We Do?
Author: Yolanda C. Wilson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2022-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1665572027

From across the dark waters of Africa to the Carolina cotton fields, true stories of what life was like for Dare County and Hyde County African American communities during the 1800s persist to the present day. In a collection of historical tales, Yolanda Collins Wilson shares insight into the lives of the heroic men and women who came to America and were sold into enslavement. As she reveals their struggles as the slaves attempted to find humanity and eventually made their way to Roanoke Island, North Carolina, to become a part of the freemen’s colony, Wilson shines a light on the lives of Africa’s kings and queens who were kidnapped into slavery, the hardships and triumphs of two African slaves that found their way to Roanoke Island, the two young girls who lost their lives to a hate crime without an arrest, a community that fought back against the Klu Klux Klan, and much more. What Did We Do? shares true stories that highlight the voices of the African American people as they were enslaved in America and became embroiled in a fierce battle for their freedom.

Queen Amina of Zaria

Queen Amina of Zaria
Author: Judybee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781908218438

In this story Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah learn how sixteen year old Queen Amina protected her land from jealous neighbours by building walls around it and riding around them on her horse, called Demon, shooting the enemy with her bow and arrow. You can still see evidence of Aminas walls today if you look very carefully in the sand.

Global Black Narratives for the Classroom: Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean

Global Black Narratives for the Classroom: Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean
Author: BLAM UK
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2023-11-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000992802

Rather than reserving the teaching of Black history to Black history month, Black narratives deserve to be seen and integrated into every aspect of the school curriculum. A unique yet practical resource, Global Black Narratives for the Classroom addresses this issue by providing primary teachers with a global outline of Black history, culture and life within the framework of the UK’s National Curriculum. Each topic explored in this essential book provides teachers and teaching assistants with historical, geographic and cultural context to build confidence when planning and teaching. Full lesson plans and printable worksheets are incorporated into each topic, alongside tips to build future lessons in line with the themes explored. Volume II of this book explores the following parts: Part 1 guides teachers through planning and delivering lessons focused on Africa. Pupils will benefit from developing a diverse and accurate understanding of the changing nature of Africa throughout history, linking the continent’s social history with its geographical features. Part 2 ‘The Caribbean’, builds upon the lesson plans of Part 1 to further highlight the interconnectedness of diaspora cultures in influencing the musical, visual and religious practices of the Caribbean and Central America. Part 3 begins by addressing the incorrect assumption that the history of Black people in the Americas begins and ends with plantation slavery. Instead, this section proposes a range of in-depth lesson plans on the diverse histories, cultures and experiences of Black people within the United States. Created by BLAM UK, this highly informative yet practical resource is an essential read for any teacher, teaching assistant or senior leader who wishes to diversify their curriculum and address issues of Black representation within their school.

African Theatre

African Theatre
Author: Christine Matzke
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1847012574

Compelling inside views of what characterises opera and music theatre in African and African diasporic contexts.