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George W. Bush, the former US president, has received a dressing down from Zambia’s Michael Sata over the colonial legacy of Western countries whom he accused of "abandoning" Africa having stripped it of its natural resources. George W. … Continue reading
The World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture started as a mere idea in Paris in 1956, where the Paris-based Pan-African Cultural Society summoned a meeting of writers and artists to discuss the “resurgence” of the African … Continue reading
Macaulay’s Children When the British fully took over India, they set upon establishing an intermediary race of Indians whom they could entrust with their work at middle and lower levels of government and administration. Again, in the words of Macaulay: … Continue reading
Edward Bernays believed that society could not be trusted to make rational and informed decisions on their own, and that guiding public opinion was essential within a democratic society. Bernays founded the Council on Public Relations and his 1928 book, … Continue reading
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Media Review for April 10, 2012 President leaves Malawi in ruin President Bingu wa Mutharika dies of a heart attack and leaves behind a country in ruin. CNN’s Nkepile Mabuse reports. CNN In Malawi, A … Continue reading
MAR 21 2012, 7:15 AM ET 859 If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement. Left, Invisible Children’s Jason Russell. Right, a protest leader in Lagos, Nigeria / … Continue reading
In this interview, Jürg Eglin, Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Niamey, Niger—which covers both Mali and Niger—discusses the implications of the conflict and recent military coup on humanitarian aid work … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Together, Occupy D.C., Occupy Oakland, Occupy Chicago, Occupy Boston, Occupy San Francisco , Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Live Streams Use this address: ows@readersupportednews.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to … Continue reading
In an op-ed piece on March 14th, New York Times contributor Nicholas Kristof weighed in on the virtual feeding frenzy that has resulted from Invisible Children’s "Kony2012" video. Kristof attempted to take a neutral stance on the video, but was … Continue reading
In this interview, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), discusses the violence in Syria and his organization’s role in high-level meetings, one of which resulted in drafting Kofi Annan as a special envoy for the … Continue reading
Vantage Point Articles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels State of Emergency in African America: Time to Heal Our Families and Communities Toward State of the African World Conference III Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Ronald Walters [For publication … Continue reading
For Immediate Release CITY OF NEWARK TO HOST NINTH ANNUAL “GATEWAY TO A CLEANER NEWARK CITYWIDE CLEANUP” DAY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th Volunteers Sought For Annual City Wide Cleanup to Beautify Sites throughout the City; Newark and Clean Communities Council will … Continue reading
Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jan 22, 2011 The Edgar Steele Defense Fund (non-profit) Board, along with Mrs. Cyndi Steele, is sending this request to your attention. While you’re browsing the Internet, would you be so kind as to … Continue reading
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=20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 OBAMA’S CUBA MEASURES: POSITIVE BUT NOTHING NEW lchirino | January 22, 2011 at 11:17 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: = http://wp.me/pLgvg-cF Cuba says the measures announced are limited and fell short. See survey by= the Palm … Continue reading
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From: Todd Leedy [tleedy@ufl.edu] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:41 AM Subject: PUB: African Studies Quarterly 12 no. 1 Todd Leedy tleedy@ufl.edu We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the African Studies Quarterly – volume 12 number … Continue reading
