Starting in the medieval period, a series of powerful kingdoms developed in West Africa. These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and ...

Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu. Ghana was the title of the kings who ...

An original stage-play written by Corey Staten, and directed by Carla Turner, “Path to Freedom” traces the evolution of African-American culture from medieval West Africa, through slavery in ...

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish ... the Swahili coast, South Africa, the ...

He came to William and Mary to teach and research medieval to modern histories of Africa. His research interests and areas of expertise include pre-Atlantic and early modern Atlantic West African ...