Kongo
noun
Kon·go
ˈkäŋ-(ˌ)gō 
plural Kongo or Kongos
1
: a member of a Bantu people of the lower Congo River
2
: the Bantu language of the Kongo people
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In 1739, the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina, led by enslaved people from Kongo, sent shockwaves through the American South.
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Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Thousands came in bondage from the Caribbean and Africa, often from the Kongo or Loango peoples, between the early 1600s and the late 1700s, when the slave trade ended.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 2 June 2024
The most magical detail is a mouthful of teeth made from handmade iron nails, which evoke both Kongo power figures and a very serious scarecrow.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Coates starred in an extensive number of film and television projects throughout the 1950s following her Superman success, including Jungle Drums of Africa (1952), Panther Girl of the Kongo (1954) and Girls in Prison (1956).
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Over the decades, Yoruba, Bantu, Fon, Kongo and other African musical influences introduced polyrhythm and collective gender participation to popular music.
—Damaly Gonzalez, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
After Superman, Coates appeared wearing a very short skirt in the Republic serials Jungle Drums of Africa (1952), opposite Clayton Moore of Lone Ranger fame, and in the title role of Panther Girl of the Kongo (1954).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
Among the highest rates of genetic sharing between research participants and Catoctin individuals were people who identified as West Africa's Wolof and Mandinka peoples or Central Africa's Kongo people.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
Moreover, the Fowler’s exhibition didn’t simply show that many African cultures, such as the Dogon of Mali or the Bantu-speaking Kongo, were remarkable blacksmiths.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
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Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Thousands came in bondage from the Caribbean and Africa, often from the Kongo or Loango peoples, between the early 1600s and the late 1700s, when the slave trade ended.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 2 June 2024
The most magical detail is a mouthful of teeth made from handmade iron nails, which evoke both Kongo power figures and a very serious scarecrow.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Coates starred in an extensive number of film and television projects throughout the 1950s following her Superman success, including Jungle Drums of Africa (1952), Panther Girl of the Kongo (1954) and Girls in Prison (1956).
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Related How Tiffany 'New York' Pollard Changed the Game for Black Women on Reality TV
Over the decades, Yoruba, Bantu, Fon, Kongo and other African musical influences introduced polyrhythm and collective gender participation to popular music.
—Damaly Gonzalez, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
After Superman, Coates appeared wearing a very short skirt in the Republic serials Jungle Drums of Africa (1952), opposite Clayton Moore of Lone Ranger fame, and in the title role of Panther Girl of the Kongo (1954).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
Among the highest rates of genetic sharing between research participants and Catoctin individuals were people who identified as West Africa's Wolof and Mandinka peoples or Central Africa's Kongo people.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
Moreover, the Fowler’s exhibition didn’t simply show that many African cultures, such as the Dogon of Mali or the Bantu-speaking Kongo, were remarkable blacksmiths.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
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“Kongo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kongo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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