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Though often ignored, women, such as the ones highlighted here, are critical to remembering the specific way Black people have enacted change in world history.



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Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Trace the history of the Ashanti Kingdom’s Golden Stool -- one of the most important sacraments of the kingdom -- from the time it is believed to have arrived in 1695 to present day Ghana.

Ghana has opened investigations into the crash of a military helicopter that killed all eight people aboard, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and other top officials.

A multi-party delegation of the Opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) is on a two-day "on-the-spot assessment" of the ground situation in Manipur starting from July 29. A part of the 21-member...

Traders in Ghana are protesting against a new 18.5 percent sales tax.

The teachers' union says that 25 years of waiting for better pay is more than enough.

Irv Gotti, the legendary music producer and co-founder of Murder Inc Records, has passed away at the age of 54. While the cause of death remains undisclosed, reports suggest that a second stroke may have contributed to his passing. Gotti...

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Ashanti and Lorraine Schwartz at the Beyonce Knowles Hosts The Launch Event For The Lorraine Schwartz '2BHAPPY' Jewelry Collection - Red Carpet at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Ashanti and Lorraine Schwartz at the Beyonce Knowles Hosts The Launch Event For The Lorraine Schwartz '2BHAPPY' Jewelry Collection - Red Carpet at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Mary J. Blige, Lorraine Schwartz and Ashanti at the Beyonce Knowles Hosts The Launch Event For The Lorraine Schwartz '2BHAPPY' Jewelry Collection - Red Carpet at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Ashanti, Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington attend the world premiere of Safe House at the School of Visual Arts Theatre 02/07/12 in Celebrity Sightings in New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

EVENT CAPSULE CLEAN: Grand Re-Opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in New York City at 40/40 Club on 1/18/2012 in New York, NY (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Ashanti at 40/40 Club on 1/18/2012 in New York, NY (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Ashanti, Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington attend the world premiere of Safe House at the School of Visual Arts Theatre 02/07/12 in Celebrity Sightings in New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)