One of the world's oldest humanoid fossils, colloquially known as Dinknesh or "Lucy", has intrigued paleontologists for decades. But her name is also a point of pride for Ethiopians. Meanwhile Laila narrates how fascination and racist attitudes around Sarah Baartman resulted in a harrowing, cautionary tale of human exploitation.
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Curator and art historian Aindrea Emelife talks us through five highlights from her New York exhibition, Black Venus, which traces the legacy of Black womanhood through the work of 19 trailblazing artists