{"id":138657,"date":"2024-02-26T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-some-african-women-are-bringing-back-tattoo-traditions-erased-by-colonization\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:00:36","slug":"how-some-african-women-are-bringing-back-tattoo-traditions-erased-by-colonization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-some-african-women-are-bringing-back-tattoo-traditions-erased-by-colonization\/","title":{"rendered":"How some African women are bringing back tattoo traditions erased by colonization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/X-96YOXoQz4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How some African women are bringing back tattoo traditions erased by colonization\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-96YOXoQz4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This video explores African women&#8217;s connection to tattooing and scarification, looking at how that connection was lost as a result of colonization. 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