The Center for African Studies at Howard University recently added animations of historical figures from the Ghana Empire to their Gold Road Interactive Map. The online program highlights the people, places, and items related to the medieval Sudanic empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.

Gold, the region’s most valuable resource, moved along regional and trans-Saharan routes reaching as far north as France. The Gold Road invites users to explore hundreds of topics related to the empires and their role in global history.

From the National Museum of Kenya, The Shujaa Stories breathe life into the legends of Kenyan heroes. The story of Sultan Yusuf, an Arab Kenyan, is a testament to his unwavering resilience. Despite the Portuguese's relentless efforts to assimilate him by making him the Sultan of Mombasa, they fell far behind their intentions.

“The Shujaa Stories are needed to supplement African American and other's views of the world,” added Port of Harlem magazine Facebook follower Socrates Mwash Mwalandi. The Nairobian added, “It seems that African Americans rarely, if ever, include Afro-Arab narratives in their histories. cultural dynamics, or academic discourse."