T. Hasani

An official video from the Government Information Service’s coverage of Hakili Mousso. What do societies teach young girls to value, and which achievements do we choose to celebrate in public? In Burkina Faso, two separate national developments have brought those questions into focus. One was a temporary suspension of beauty pageants while new regulations are prepared. The other was the launch of Hakili Mousso, a competition honoring young women’s achievement in science. The timeline matters....

For many people in the African diaspora, ancestry research begins with a simple desire: to know more. Where did our ancestors live? Which communities shaped their lives? What names, languages, traditions, and family systems existed before displacement interrupted the record? In October 2026, Ancestry announced a major update to its DNA Origins experience. The update expands Ancestry’s worldwide reference regions from 146 to 302. Across Africa, the system now includes 50 ancestral regions and...

What does freedom truly mean? From Frederick Douglass to the Bissa homeland, explore why many Foundational Black Americans view July 4th through a different lens and why reconnecting with our African ancestry changes the conversation about independence.