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Article of the week by Wambui Esther Kimani here: #African diverse forms of #family are how we became human (and grandmothers need big respect!)

'The nuclear-only view of the family is truly unAfrican. Our stories are full of women who parent without partners, boys who grow up with grandmothers, queer folk who build homes full of joy, and communities that stretch wide enough to catch whoever is falling. Those are the true African families.'

#anthropology #kinship #gender

theguardian.com/global-develop

The Guardian · Diverse, communal, gender-fluid: African families’ true history is being whitewashedBy Guardian staff reporter

#Matriliny in Neolithic E #China over 4500 years ago among millet farmers on the coast, with dual organisation of matrilineal clans.

'Fujia inhabitants engaged in millet-based farming and animal husbandry, with probable access to marine and/or freshwater resources.'
Pigs, not large livestock...were LH Morgan and Engels right on matrilineal priority then?

#anthropology #kinship #palaeogenomics

nature.com/articles/s41586-025

NatureAncient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China - NatureAnalysis of ancient DNA, stable isotope data and archaeological evidence from the Fujia archaeological site in eastern China suggests it was populated by a matrilineal Neolithic community between 2750 and 2500 bc.

Aminatta Forna: Creative Conversations X UBelong
16 June, free online

A conversation with Aminatta Forna, award-winning author of the essay collection THE WINDOW SEAT: Notes from a Life in Motion, & more.

This event is part of the Building Solidarity & Kinship programme curated by Esraa Husain at the Refugee Festival Scotland 2025, developed in partnership with Creative Conversations and U Belong Glasgow.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/aminatta-fo

EventbriteAminatta Forna: Creative Conversations X UBelongA Conversation with Aminatta Forna, award-winning author of the essay collection The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion