Fall 2023

The importance of real world experiences that led to Sundiata becoming the first Mansa of the Mali Empire

Helping students with PubPub

Introduction

Power and authority through the lens of gender within 13th-century West Africa

A look at the building of a communicative African culture through Sundiata.

An examination of women's roles in the Sundiata Epic

An exploration of Linda Heywood's "Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen"

Assessing whether Heywood's Njinga supports the 21st-century view of a proper female ruler

A Book Review

An argument on how the events of the Zulu under Shaka and his influence are intertwined.

How non Zulu-African people influenced and participated in the Mfecane

Purity, Prayer, and Presence

A curated source collection with the purpose of taking an intensive look at the development of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Abbie Warren is a Junior at Wake Forest University studying Elementary Education with a minor in History. She enjoys spending time outdoors, being a part of a local church, and meaningfully connecting with people.