Diaspora
Obit: Ivan Van Sertima
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| Ivan Van Sertima |
Ivan Van Sertima the Guyanese-born historian, who gained global renown with his scholarship showing African presence in the Americas before Columbus, has died.
Jun 12, 2009,
13:33
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Diaspora
Latin White Privilege
Even though White privilege and racist socioeconomic orders in Latin America are different than those found in the United States, the deconstruction of the racial divide is something needed throughout the hemisphere.
By Aisha Brown and Dedrick Muhammad
Apr 22, 2009,
22:58
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Diaspora
Beyond the Last Computer
One day, the Internet will become our shared planet-sized supercomputer and individuals will become nodes on the Internet and the Internet, as we know it, will become obsolete and “disappear” into our collective memory.
By Philip Emeagwali
Jun 27, 2008,
07:59
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Diaspora
We Are Already In the Future! (Part 2)
The stage of society to which we are moving toward would be some kind of Peoples Democracy. Fundamentally, this is the social base of Obama’s victory, the so-called post-racial coalition.
By Amiri Baraka
Dec 5, 2008,
12:39
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Diaspora
We Are Already In The Future! (Part 1)
The very election of Obama has done more to bring some aspect of equality to the society than reams of pseudo leftist posturing. Which, all returns in, is meant merely to show that the writer is smarter than you are. But what, dreary pundits, would a McCain victory have done?
By Amiri Baraka
Dec 5, 2008,
12:01
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Diaspora
State of the Black World
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Nov 13, 2008,
13:34
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Diaspora
Re-Embrace Du Bois
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| W.E.B. Du Bois |
The NAACP, which has been in the news of late, should publicly re-embrace W.E.B. Du Bois, who was banished from the organization for his progressive views during a time of U.S. anti-Communist hysteria.
By Dolan Hubbard
Jul 16, 2008,
12:15
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Diaspora
Remembering Malcolm
Malcolm X, the fiery slain champion of human rights, would have been 83 years old on May 19. Online, there exists a wealth of his images, speeches and quotes for all generations to absorb. Here is a sampling.
May 20, 2008,
09:11
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Diaspora
Africa: Produce or Perish
What will happen when Africa's oil dries up? Africa needs to cultivate abilities that will allow it to increase the value of its raw materials and to break the continent’s vicious cycle of poverty.
By Philip Emeagwali
May 20, 2008,
07:22
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Diaspora
Imperial Scribes?
When Mumia Abu-Jamal read press accounts of the resignation of Cuba's president Fidel Castro, he was struck by their tone, with ill-disguised glee at Fidel's health issues, references to him as a "dictator" and demands that Cuba import American-styled "democracy."
Mar 28, 2008,
10:51
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Diaspora
A Fake Rationale for War
Colombia invades Ecuador, kills a rebel chief in the jungle, opens his laptop and allegedly finds proof that Hugo Chavez sent the rebels $300 million, which they’re using to make a dirty bomb! Uh, where have we heard that before?
By Greg Palast
Mar 7, 2008,
11:44
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Diaspora
Castro Resigns as President
Fidel Castro has announced he is resigning as Cuban
president, ending 49 years in power. In defiance of the United States, Castro has led the island since the Cuban Revolution succeeded in 1959. From DemocracyNow.org
Feb 20, 2008,
13:32
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Diaspora
Technology is Root of All Evil
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| credit: emeagwali.com |
Technology in the hands of others has been used to exploit Africa for centuries. But now it's time for Africa to grasp technology and finally embrace the modern age’s clay of wisdom and advancement.
By Philip Emeagwali
Dec 14, 2007,
08:31
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Diaspora
Israel and Apartheid
Speaking recently at the Old South Church in Boston along with Noam Chomsky and others, former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said that Israel should heed lessons of scripture—and apartheid.
Nov 30, 2007,
09:17
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Diaspora
Say No to Africom
In an alarming step forward in the militarization of the African continent, the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) will oversee all U.S. military and security interests throughout the region, excluding Egypt. By Danny Glover and Nicole C. Lee
Nov 8, 2007,
08:24
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Diaspora
Iran -- Rumors of War?
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| Credit: blogspot.com |
Has the U.S. learned nothing from the Iraq debacle? Mumia Abu-Jamal considers the saber rattling about Iran.
Nov 8, 2007,
07:47
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Diaspora
The Indigenous Holocaust
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| Credit: www.pbs.org |
A proposal for U.S. holocaust education that examines the denial of Indian genocide, the denial of African Diaspora genocide, past and present, and the genocide occurring in Palestine today. By June Terpstra
Nov 8, 2007,
07:17
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Diaspora
Rape, Terror in the Congo
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| Christine Schuler Deschryver |
In the violent sexual terrorism going on in the eastern Congo, more than 200,000 women, children and babies are raped every day. From DemocracyNow.org
Oct 8, 2007,
13:09
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Diaspora
Jamaica Goes to Labor
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| Bruce Golding |
After two decades of being out of power, the Jamaica Labour Party recently scored a victory with the election of Bruce Golding as Jamaica's new prime minister. But Golding faces several economic and social challenges on the beleaguered island. Commentary by Michael E. Byfield
Sep 11, 2007,
09:38
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Diaspora
Black Perúvians Seek Aid
More than $10 million in aid has poured into Perú since an earthquake devastated the country on Aug. 15. But the relief effort has been slow and Afro Perúvians, in particular, are crying out for assistance. By Karen Juanita Carrillo.
Aug 31, 2007,
09:20
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Diaspora
Latin America Leans Left
The political changes taking place in Latin America are often seen as a cyclical phenomenon - a swing to the left, or to populist or "anti-American" governments, that will in time reverse itself. This conventional wisdom is wrong. First, it misses the most important reason for the region's leftward shift: unprecedented economic failure. By Mark Weisbrot
May 9, 2007,
16:23
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Diaspora
The IMF Loses Juice
Venezuela's decision to pull out of the IMF and the World Bank could have an impact on both institutions, whose power and legitimacy in developing countries has been waning steadily in recent years. Other countries may follow. By Mark Weisbrot
May 9, 2007,
16:17
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Diaspora
An Independent Ghana
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| Kwame Nkrumah |
Celebrations on March 6 marked the 50th anniversary of Ghana's independence from British colonial rule. On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast became Ghana and the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence from colonial rule. It inspired a wave of liberation struggles around Africa and the world. Excerpts from a UN address by Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah and an interview with his son, Gamal Nkrumah. From Democracy Now!
Mar 16, 2007,
14:33
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Diaspora
Calling 'the Devil' a Liar
Text of the blistering speech delivered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the United Nations, where he called President George Bush "the devil' and attacked U.S. global imperialism amd violence.
Oct 16, 2006,
13:44
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