The struggle of having an African name is real. Africans assign names to their children according to the happening of a certain situation, or after their grandfathers/mothers as a way to keep their ...

Today’s norms are not necessarily the long-standing cultural ‘traditions’ they seem, argues Rosebell Kagumire. A ruling by South Africa’s highest court has sparked intense debate about ‘cultural ...

Names are fascinating because of their origins, meanings, cultural and family histories. Black American naming traditions were dramatically influenced by slavery. The word slave comes from the word ...

While progress in leadership, education, and economic inclusion is praised, one fundamental loss remains overlooked—the erasure of the African woman’s identity through imposed naming traditions and ...