Africa Category Archives
Rap, Politics & Eagles
Published on 4 Apr 2011 at 10:45 pm.
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Filed under Uncategorized, entertainment, ignorance, Africa.
I’ve been teaching a dream class at North Carolina Central University for the past two years called Hip Hop, Music and Politics (it was originally called, It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: Music and Political Movements - I abbreviated the title this semester for simplicity’s sake). This class is the culmination of my interests as a […]
Rape and Restorative Justice (via WireTap Magazine)
Published on 16 Aug 2009 at 11:33 am.
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Filed under Uncategorized, women's issues/feminism, diaspora, Africa, family.
Reprinted from WireTapMag.org/ by Kameelah Rasheed
On July 16 in Phoenix, Arizona, four boys ages 9 to 14 took turns raping an 8-year-old girl for more than 10 minutes after luring her into a shed with chewing gum. They held her down. They raped her repeatedly as she screamed — “hysterical” screams that prompted an emergency […]
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Obama Seeks New Era Between the United States and the Muslim World? You Be The Judge.
Published on 8 Jun 2009 at 12:58 am.
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Filed under news/politics, Africa, President Obama.
While I was waiting to be interviewed on sister Janice Graham’s program, Our Common Ground this past Thursday, I became aware of an important speech that was being delivered half-way around the world. On June 4th, 2009 President Obama addressed Cairo University, in a self-proclaimed attempt to:
Seek a new beginning between the United States and […]
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Is the United States the Real Pirate?
Published on 14 Apr 2009 at 9:45 pm.
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Filed under poverty, Africa, violence, President Obama.
President Barack Obama has been riding the coat-tails of his military/political victory over the so-called “scourge of the seas off the Horn of Africa” - but is the United States the real pirate? For those of you who have been watching CNN, MSNBC or Fox News, most of the coverage on the Somalian Piracy crisis […]
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The Black Candle - A Revolutionary Documentary on Kwanzaa by MK Asante, Jr.
Published on 26 Dec 2008 at 12:12 pm.
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Filed under positivity, diaspora, history, Africa.
HAPPY KWANZAA, Blackademics! To celebrate this holiday season, I highly recommend that everyone take a look at the new documentary from MK Asante, Jr. entitled, The Black Candle. It’s the first feature film on Kwanzaa. The Black Candle is vibrant exploration, celebration and history of the African American experience. Narrated by Maya Angelou, the film […]
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Africa Command (AFRICOM): A Professor’s Perspective
Published on 18 Aug 2008 at 10:01 pm.
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Filed under Africa, war, military industrial complex.
The New Era of Sustainable Exploitation
Africa’s cultural, political, and economic future will not be secure unless it finds its own solutions to the challenges of the globalized world. Until recently, Africa has fallen under several designated United States regional military command structures. However, because the African continent has grown in its strategic importance […]
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Happy 90th Birthday Nelson Mandela: You’re Finally Off the U.S. Terrotist Watch List
Published on 2 Jul 2008 at 12:56 am.
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Filed under news/politics, ridiculousness, Africa.
Nelson Mandela and other members of the anti-apartheid “terrorist group,” called the African National Congress were just issued a pardon by United States president, George W. Bush. “He had no place on our government’s terror watch list, and I’m pleased to see this bill finally become law,” said former Democratic presidential nominee, Senator John Kerry. […]
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Did President Mugabe Just Pull a George W. Bush?
Published on 29 Jun 2008 at 11:55 pm.
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Filed under news/politics, Africa.
In the year 2000 one of the most controversial elections in United States history took place, as Governor George W. Bush faced former vice president Al Gore for the presidency. The race was so close that it forced a recount, which reared contested results. Though Gore won the popular vote, Bush walked away with the […]
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Xenophobia: Violence Erupts in South Africa
Published on 22 May 2008 at 12:37 pm.
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Filed under Africa, violence.
In the wake of economic turmoil in neighboring countries, South Africa has experienced a spike in immigration in recent years. Zimbabwe alone has seen an exodus of over 2 million, with many people looking for a better life in South Africa. This influx of immigrants and refugees has led to violence, looting and murder in […]
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“Africa Must Produce or Perish”
Published on 13 May 2008 at 9:30 am.
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Filed under Africa, economy, international relations.
Africa Day is coming up on May 25th, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the creation of the OAU (Organization of African Unity) now known as the AU, or the African Union. Africa Must Produce or Perish is excerpted from a speech delivered by Philip Emeagwali to the African community in Valencia, Spain on May 11, […]
