Once one of the great centers of Islamic culture and wealth, Mali (which is among the continent's most ancient states outside of North Africa) owes much of its reputation to both its position as a ...

Western education regularly overlooks these monarchs, but theGrio never will. Meet the African kings who deserve recognition. If you leave the telling of your story to others, you’ll miss the truth.

Mansa Musa was one of the most extraordinary Emperors of Mali. He was named Mansa, which means King. Mansa-Musa He was also called Kankan Musa. He ruled from 1312 to 1337, which was for 25 years. He ...

Did you know that the wealthiest man that ever lived was not Jeff Bezos or Mukesh Ambani, but a medieval African king? His name was Mansa Musa, and he ruled the Mali Empire in the 14th century. He was ...

Located in what is today Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Kingdom of Aksum was one of the most powerful and wealthy empires of the ancient world. Aksum was a significant player in the trade networks that ...

If you leave the telling of your story to others, you’ll miss the truth. For example, there were many more African kings than Shaka Zulu, the South African warring monarch a white film director ...