The term chimurenga comes from the name of a legendary Shona ancestor, Murenga Sororenzou. Believed to be huge man with a head (soro) the size of an elephant's (renzou), Murenga was well known for his ...

Nora Chipaumire grew up in Zimbabwe, a nation ruled for the last 28 years by a man President Bush calls a "discredited dictator." Now living in the U.S., Chipaumire is using her country's past and ...

History records colonialism as a lingering infection of violent domination. The conquerors arrive with avarice and superior weapons, and maintain order through intimidation. Sometimes, though, says a ...