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Mali’s King: Mansa Musa The Richest Man in History
Black History Month 10 Best Ways to Celebrate
Black Hollywood Part I: 1898-1969
ISSN 2769-9110
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CONTENTS
REPARATIONS—THE PROS AND CONS
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Who Gets Them, and How? A Civilized Debate
ON THE COVER The cover illustration—a reimagining of Mansa Musa— is an original artwork by Debasish Sarma for BAVUAL.
MY TAKE
6
Why BAVUAL? The Drift
BUILDING HISTORY
8
TRUE GRIT
9
The Zion Clark Story
FAMOUS WINTERS
10
President Obama’s Inauguration, 2009
DESTINATIONS
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Ghana: You Can Go Home Again
Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
THE TIMES
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Meet the New Mayors Colin Powell, 1937-2021 Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021
EDUCATE YOURSELF
10 BEST WAYS TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH 24
THE CULTURE
Visit the Legacy Museum and more
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Why Do Blacks Fear Medicine?
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123 Years of Blacks in Hollywood, Part I: 1898-1969
Photo credit: Brynn Anderson/AP
Bavual.com
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CONTENTS THE ADVENTURES OF BAVUAL ADISA
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Bavual Meets...Barack Obama, 1987
AFRICAN FACES OF THE WORLD
BLACK HISTORY QUIZ
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Covering 1971-2021
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Black Tudors in the 16th Century
THE HUSTLE
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The Beauty Merchants—Barbers and Beauticians
Photo credit: Trendz by Tammy
ROLL OF HONOR
Painting attributed to Annibale Carracci, 1580s. Fragment of a larger painting
AFROCENTRIC ART The World of Basquiat
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Lions in Winter
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JUST THE FACTS
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Africa, The Origin of Man
COVER: MALI’S KING MANSA MUSA
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The Richest Man in History
BENEDICTION
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King’s Letter From a Birmingham Jail, 1963
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