Category: History

After a century and a half hidden in private collections, 13 stolen Ethiopian artefacts have finally returned home.

African American pilot John C. Robinson was the commander of Ethiopia’s air force in the 1930s.

An essay dedicated to 125th Anniversary of the victory of Battle of Adwa published here in honor of Black History Month.

From empire to fascist occupation to communism, Ethiopia experienced all the turbulent upheavals of the 20th century.

The following is a slide show of pictures courtesy of Ethiopian American Photographer Gediyon Kifle celebrating civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis who passed away last Friday.

Over the years Tadias has featured several original stories highlighting the long history of people to people relations between African Americans and Ethiopians dating back more than 200 years.

An Essay Dedicated to 124th Anniversary of Ethiopia’s Victory at the Battle of Adwa. It’s published in honor of Black History Month.

PM Abiy Ahmed spoke at Oslo City Hall during the ceremony where he received his Nobel on Tuesday, saying: “War is the epitome of hell for all involved. I know because I was there.”

Yacob’s reason-based philosophy is presented in his main work, Hateta (meaning ‘the enquiry’)

President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Ethiopia in July of 2015.

Reflections and Photos in tribute to Ethiopian studies scholar Professor Donald N. Levine (Gash Liben).

This year marks the 119th anniversary of Ethiopia’s historic victory at the Battle of Adwa on March 1st, 1896

Many of the hotel’s rooms, its historic pieces, a bank office and Jazz club were completely burned down.

Dr. Johanson reflects on Lucy’s discovery & what his research can tell us about today’s technology-driven fast-paced world.

Dr. Ted Vestal writes about the recently held celebration honoring the 60th anniversary of Haile Selassie visit to Oklahoma.

Inside is an interactive historical timeline, which we hope will add to the current discourse on religious freedom.

The Guardian By Maaza Mengiste Last week in Rome three mannequins doused in fake blood were discovered in front of…

Don Crummey began his teaching career in Ethiopia where he worked at Addis Ababa University from 1967 to 1973.

Athletic legend Abebe Bikila was honored on Wednesday with with an artistic version of the Google logo.

Ketema Yifru played an important role in the forming of the OAU, the predecessor of the African Union (AU).

The famous Ethiopian fossil Lucy (Dinkenesh) will soon end her controversial six-year tour of the United States this year.

This forgotten Mississippi Coast hero, a daring aviator who survived a fight on behalf of Ethiopia against Italian dictator Mussolini.

This is the story of Capt Mamo Habtewold, one Ethiopian officer who won a US gallantry award for his service in the Korean war.

Thousands of mourners gathered near Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on Sunday to pay their final respects to late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Abebe Bikila was a two-time Olympic marathon champion. He won his first marathon in 1960 barefoot.

The Queen of Sheba’s genetic legacy may live on in Ethiopia, according to new research.

Ethiopia’s Konso tribe are celebrating their hometown joining the UN’s list of World Heritage Sites.

Bisho Jarsa, trained as a domestic servant, went to Port Elizabeth, South Africa to become a teacher.

A century before global Jewry reached out to Ethiopia’s Jewish community, Jacques Faitlovitch was there.

A 15th century Ethiopian icon of the infant Christ child and his mother has been discovered.

The world’s earliest illustrated Christian book has been found at a remote Ethiopian monastery

Seventy years laster, how many now recall the role of more than one million African troops during World War II?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has for centuries quietly maintained the only African presence in one of Christianity’s holiest sites.

The ruler of Aksum was Zoskales, who was “miserly in his ways and always striving for more, but otherwise upright, and acquainted with Greek literature.”

President Obama has made no secret of his admiration for Abraham Lincoln, often invoking his name and his memory and now historians say the two share personal similarities in more than one way.

ON A WINTER NIGHT IN 1931, as many Depression-era New Yorkers prepared for a lean Chanukah or Christmas, a room inside a residential building in Harlem was filled with an expectant crowd.

Melaku Bayen is the first Ethiopian to receive a college degree from the United Sates and John Robinson, the Chicago-born African American pilot, was the founder of the Ethiopian Air Force.

Tadias Magazine By Tseday Alehegn New York (TADIAS) – Ethiopia stands as the oldest, continuous, black civilization on earth, and…

A panel discussion at Harlem’s Schomburg Center reveals new findings about the christian Ethiopian king who granted asylum to the family of the Prophet Mohammad.

In his latest song entitled Musika Heiwete (Music is My Life), Teddy Afro traces the geneaology of his music to classical Zema of St. Yared, the great Ethiopian composer, who lived in Aksum almost 1500 years ago.

Intelligence work was key in Ethiopia’s gaining the upper hand against fascist Italy during World War II and women played a significant role in information gathering. Read More.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has for centuries quietly maintained the only African presence in one of Christianity’s holiest sites

Journalists eagerly awaited for the arrival of the first Ethiopian diplomatic delegation to the United States on July 11, 1919.

Above: Commandment Keepers Synagogue in Harlem, NYC. Photography by Chester Higgins. ©chesterhiggins.com By Tseday Alehegn Ethiopia, also called Yaltopya, Cush,…