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BAVUAL: The African Heritage Magazine

Archived since Fall 2024
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5 issues

Taking its name from the Swahili word for powerful, BAVUAL documents the African experience from the beginning of recorded history to the present. Each issue contains essays, features, and interviews which tell the story of 680 centuries of Afrocentric progress, and how these stories relate to today's world.

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Taking its name from the Swahili word for powerful, BAVUAL documents the African experience from the beginning of recorded history to the present. Each issue contains essays, features, and interviews which tell the story of 680 centuries of Afrocentric progress, and how these stories relate to today's world.

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  • First Issue: Fall 2024
  • Latest Issue: Fall 2025
  • Issue Count: 5
  • Published: Quarterly