February 17 Eritrean Independence Day Celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was attacked by violent protestors who threw bricks at police and set a tractor trailer on fire....
Haiti’s next election is less than two weeks away. Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide made a rare public appearance before cheering multitudes on...
Nelson Mandela Foundation This is an edited transcript of economist Professor Thomas Piketty's address to the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, which took...
Ota Benga alliance
In a world that is increasingly more densely interconnected, and, theoretically, more informed, one can easily observe how misinformation/disinformation is easily spread...
Since the time when the Africans, forced against their will to live in Saint Domingue (Haiti), revolted to end slavery (1791-1804) without the endorsement...
Ota Benga, at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, showing his sharpened teeth. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Dear Mr Nayager,
Forgive me for taking your time, but...
Logo of Abahlali baseMjondolo movement (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jacques Depelchin reflects on the ties that bind Haiti to South Africa and asks: "In a country
where...
This mural in Seattle's Chinatown echoes the slogan of the World Social Forum: 'Another world is possible'. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In order to live, one...
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Jacques Depelchin's book, 'Silences in African History' was becoming the...
Sign for a Cité Soleil women's group, 2002. The sign translates, "Organization of Militant Women of Cité Soleil". (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jacques Depelchin challenges global...