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Kericho · KerichoIn June 1905, in present-day Kericho County in southwestern Kenya, the British colonial administration carried out one of the deadliest punitive expeditions in East African history. Known as the Sotik Massacre, the assault claimed the lives of up to 1,850 Kipsigis men, women, and children. Yet despite its staggering death toll and brutality, the event […] TalkAfricanaRead Article
Sotik Massacre of 1905: The Little-Known British Massacre in Kenya That Claimed 1,850 Lives - TalkAfricana

World War II · GermanyIn June 1942, an African man named Jonas N’Doki was executed in Nazi Germany, not for murder, treason, or political rebellion, but for what officials branded as “sexual misconduct with White women,” a charge driven more by racism and Nazi racial laws than by any proven wrongdoing. Jonas N’Doki was born in Douala, Cameroon, once […] TalkAfricanaRead Article
Jonas N’Doki: The African Performer Executed in Nazi Germany for Having Affairs with White Women - TalkAfricana

Alton, Illinois · AltonElijah Parish Lovejoy was a white preacher with a printing press and a dangerous habit, telling the truth about slavery. In 1837, a mob stormed the warehouse where he kept his press. He stood his ground, they shot him dead. That night, he became the first white man to die for the fight against slavery […] TalkAfricanaRead Article