colonialism

Benin Bronzes on exhibit at the British Museum.

Germany plans to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Will other countries follow suit?

For many inside and outside of Africa, the Benin Bronzes are symbols of colonialism and exploitation, and they’ll stay that way until they’re returned.

Germany plans to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Will other countries follow suit?
Three women on stage gesticulating, one with blackface pounding her chest

A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface

A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface
Magazine cover with photo of woman in black and white

Five things to consider if you are reading ‘My Family’s Slave’

Five things to consider if you are reading ‘My Family’s Slave’
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony shows the Chinese flag flying after the Union flag was lowered on July 1, 1997.

Hong Kong still holds powerful symbolic meaning for China

Hong Kong still holds powerful symbolic meaning for China
An Algerian soccer fan waves the Algerian flag in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. With 16 French-born players on the Algerian team, Franco-Algerians have celebrated the Algerian victories with huge celebrations in French cities.

At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it

At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it
Rose and Alfrits Monintja outside of their home in the New York City borough of Queens. The Monintjas are originally from the village of Sonder in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, and are among an estimated 100,000 people who speak the disappearing language Ton

When New Yorker Rose Monintja speaks her native tongue, the memories flood back

If you want to revive vanishing languages, don't just document them. Get people to speak them on stage-- and then videotape it.

When New Yorker Rose Monintja speaks her native tongue, the memories flood back