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A case for Biafra BY CHIKA ONYENEZI
My mum was in the bathroom when fighter jets started bombing Enugu. Soon, Nigerian soldiers would enter Enugu. With her father and siblings, they […]
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Revolt of the Black athlete The hidden history of Muhammad Ali By David Zirin
Appeared in International Socialist Review Issue 33, January–February 2004 Dave Zirin is the author of Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise […]
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Malick sidibe unshakable conviction african values solidarity sharing By Awa Meite
Source: trueafrica.co A tribute to the photographer Malick Sidibé by Awa Meité, a friend of the family and curator of his work. Humanity […]
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Protests surge as gap widens between reality and the ‘Africa rising’ narrative By Patrick Bond
Self-congratulatory rhetoric keeps springing from the lips of World Economic Forum elites – at the expense of reality. Software executive Brett Parker claims that […]
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Haiti’s Election Verification Commission: A Step in the Right Direction By Marilyn Langlois
6 May 2016 – On a visit to Haiti in late April with Task Force on the Americas, a California-based organization in solidarity with the […]
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Sweden: Alone, her fist high, standing and facing of the neo-Nazis
In the city of Borlänge, some 300 neo-Nazi members of the group Nordiska motståndsrörelsen (Nordic Resistance Movement) marched last weekend on the occasion […]
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“Our stomachs will make themselves heard”: What Sankara can teach us about food justice today
When it comes to food justice, environmentalism and ecological practices, Thomas Sankara was way ahead of his time. Thomas Sankara helped Burkina Faso become […]
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Open letter to President Salva Kiir Mayardit Your Excellency!
Your Excellency! As the nation move toward its dream of hope for Peace , stability and sustainable development upon return of Dr. […]
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Did the Death of a Mississippi Mayor End a Great Experiment in African American Liberation? By Nathan Schneider
The memorial service for Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who died on February 25, 2014. Lumumba spent 40 years working as an attorney and black nationalist […]
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How an underground hip hop artist and his book club threaten Angola’s regime By Phil Wilmot
Angolan rapper Luaty Beirão, also known as Ikonoklasta. (Facebook / Luaty Beirão) On Monday, 17 Angolan activists received sentences ranging from two to eight-and-a-half […]
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Prof. Tim Murithi: Africa needs regional reconciliation processes
IPSS Indaba Series with Prof. Tim Murithi On 29 March, Professor Tim Murithi, Head of the Justice and Reconciliation in Africa Programme at […]
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Rest in Power Toussaint L’Ouverture: Saluting Haiti’s Triumph against Colonialism By Richard Sudan
7 Apr 2016 – April 7th marks the passing of one of the greatest, most revered and most important figures of African and world history, […]
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Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising By Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate
When the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, the Irish military, government members and many Irish people gathered in Dublin, on Easter Sunday (27 […]
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Is the war against drugs a war against women? By Judi Gitau
In almost every nation, punitive drug policies have the greatest impact on women who are already coping with poverty and social neglect, histories of […]
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10 things to know about nonviolent struggle Rivera by Sun
1. Nonviolent action is used around the world by people of all classes, races, genders, sexualities, faiths, and political beliefs to accomplish a wide […]
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HAITI RISES: A TIME FOR SOLIDARITY by Nia Imara and Robert Roth
Reflecting on struggles everywhere, we came to the conclusion that a people can’t be sovereign if they don’t have the right to vote. No […]
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Statement from Haiti’s Popular Movement
In this statement, written right before the postponement of the January 24th presidential “run-off” election, 68 grassroots organizations in Haiti issue an urgent call […]
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What is Happening in Haiti is a Genuine Anti-imperialist Popular Revolt By Carlos Aznárez
Port-au-Prince and other Haitian cities are today the stage of the largest popular uprising in decades of the suffering Haitian nation. Tens of thousands […]
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Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti American politicians’ rhetoric on Haiti remains woefully disconnected from reality. By Greg Grandin
“As in the past, the United States is taking great interest in how elections in Haiti are unfolding,” a State Department spokesperson announced a […]
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Gates Foundation’s “Corporate Merry-Go-Round”: Spearheading The Neo-liberal Plunder Of African Agriculture by Colin Todhunter
The Ecologist, Countercurrents, CounterPunch, Global Research, RINFRead this article in Italian hereRead it in French here The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is dangerously […]
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An open letter to Black African immigrants By Nadege Seppou
Dear Black African immigrant, The America you dreamt of is an America you […]
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Burundi Solidarity Group Memorandum to East Africa Legislative Assembly: Kenyan activists want regional parliament to act on Burundi
From: Burundi Solidarity GroupTo: The East African Legislative AssemblySubject: Concerns about gross human rights violations in […]
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Will the future of the working class be determined by the Global South? Eric Dirnbach
The prospects of the “working class” as an agent of social change has been debated for well over a century and a half. In […]
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Where Did the Phrase “Tree-Hugger” Come From? BY BRYAN FARRELL
Photo courtesy Waging NonviolenceThe Chipko movement (which means “to cling”) started in the 1970s when a group ofpeasant women in Northern India threw their […]
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Fanmi Lavalas Statement on Police Atrocities
Port-au-Prince, 20 January 2016 The word DIGNITY is written in large letters in the everyday vocabulary of the Fanmi Lavalas Political Organization. Respect for […]