Kai Mora
Kai Mora is an Africanist, historian and writer based in New York. She is the Senior Fellow at the African History Project and a graduate student at the City College of New York.
Articles From This Author
How Timbuktu Flourished During the Golden Age of Islam
For centuries, the city of Timbuktu, located in the center of present-day Mali in Western Africa, thrived as one of the bustling centers of culture and learning during the Golden Age of Islam. The region’s legacy as an intellectual destination begins with the Epic of Sundiata. ...read more
The Nubian Queen Who Fought Back Caesar's Army
From 25 to 21 B.C. Amanirenas, a queen or Kandake of the Kingdom of Kush, managed to do what many male leaders in her time could not: push back a Roman invasion. Under Queen Amanirenas’ command, some 30,000 soldiers of the ancient Kingdom of Kush (located in modern-day Sudan) ...read more