African American funeral service providers have long been central fixtures in the communities they serve. There, the funeral home represents more than just a place to hold viewings and coordinate ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When Gregory Burrell's wife passed away almost two years ago, 600 people attended her funeral. Now, during a pandemic that continues to surge in ...
Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...
Foreword / Jan Vansina -- Funerals in Africa : An Introduction / Michael Jindra and Joël Noret -- ch. 1. African Funerals and Sociocultural Change : A Review of Momentous Transformations across a ...
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - From fish-shaped coffins to slaughtered bulls, funerals in Africa are lavish affairs, providing a lucrative opportunity for insurance companies looking for ...
Across the continent, from the deserts of Namibia to the forests of Ghana and the shores of Tanzania, one phenomenon remains strangely consistent. Africans are most united at funerals. In those ...
An undertaker of Sopema Funerals changes into his suit before transporting the body of a deceased person ahead of the funeral service in Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Reuters ...
Illness, death, and burial in Africa. In his brilliant little book about global income distribution, The Haves and the Have Nots (2011), the World Bank economist Branko Milanovic claims that ...