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Problems with the recent exhibit, ‘African Presence in Mexico’
by Professor Manu Ampim This Olmec king with Africoid facial features, rediscovered in 1858 at the Tres Zapotes archeological site in the Mexican state of Veracruz, is convincing evidence of the...
View ArticleThe rich heritage of Africa in the West
by DeBray Carpenter, aka Fly Benzo These two Xochipala-style figurines at the Metropolitan Museum of Art date from the 13th-10th century B.C. Some historians believe this culture was a predecessor to...
View ArticleCholera spreads beyond Haiti as Mexico suffers devastating floods
by John Marion The strain of cholera brought to Haiti by Nepalese U.N. soldiers in 2010 has spread to the Dominican Republic, Cuba and now Mexico. In the past few months, Mexico has reported 176...
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