Blog posts of '2013' 'February'

Here at Africa Imports, Black History month is our biggest and busiest month. We plan,  prepare and purchase new products months before February to make sure our customers get a large variety of African and Afrocentric items of the best quality. We work hard to get enough in stock and our customer s...

[caption id="attachment_6490" align="aligncenter" width="129"] Black Seed Oil[/caption] Create a healthier you on the inside and outside with black seed oil. Here are 12 benefits of black seed oil you may not have heard before: Cancer Prevention Studies found that black seed extracts protected hea...

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In New York City on February 21, 1965, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, lived a troubled lif...

In July 2 1964, Congress passed Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was a major achievement in the civil rights movement. It was first proposed by John F Kennedy and later signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson despite strong opposition from Southern members o...

Get your 2013 African Calendar for FREE. It comes with over 120 different African holidays. Get in touch with important African holidays and anniversaries. Take a look to see if your birthday matches with a particular holiday. Download the calendar. Click Here to view ...

As we celebrate Black History this month it's a good time to remember those who came before us, making the way for freedom and equality in this country. [caption id="attachment_6464" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Dr. Bernard Harris[/caption] On this day (February 9th) in 1995, Dr. Bernard Harri...

More African Fabrics  than anywhere west of the Atlantic.

The Fabric Flyer for February is now available. I hope you will take a few minutes though to see your new choices here.

We are also getting a giant shipment of new mud cloth from Mali, West Africa next week. There's a lot right now, but there...

This Black History Month make it an experience for your whole family by discovering the innovators, heroes, and activists who we should all look up to. For parents and teachers, there are dozens of resources online for teaching your students or children about these people. Scholastic has a featured...