I remember growing up and seeing images on tv about this place called the "Big Apple" with all its glitz and glamour and praying "Oh Lord please take me to America so I can see for myself what I see on tv…
Malya Villard-Appolon
Since Haiti will be joining the African Union in 2013, we want to welcome them by highlighting content that tells about the good news on the Island of Hispaniola. We would like to highlight 2012 CNN Hero, Malya Villard-Appolon for the work…
The Story of the African Continent has always been distorted to suit the needs of different people. For Europeans it was to justify their desire to colonize people who they described as savages and sub-human people and therefore needing to be civilized.…
Thulani Madondo
Congratulations to Thulani Madondo who has been nominated as a CNN Hero for 2012.
Madondo was nominated as a 2012 CNN Hero for his work with the Kliptown Youth Program (KYP), which provides meals for children, support with school fees, after-school care…
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda, born April 28, 1924 in Lubwa, near Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) is a politician who led Zambia to independence in 1964 and served as that country’s president until 1991. There is speculation that the region he was born in was actually…
Tobacco Farmer in Zimbabwe
A group of white Zimbabwean farmers is suing to stop the removal of sanctions against the Mugabe regime. They argue that the men who are on the sanctions list are responsible for their loss of property which in the…
Herero people in Namibia starved by Germans colonialists
Nambia won its independence officially on March 21, 1990. Considering the brutality of German, British and South African occupations this was momentous. Below is a speech given by Namibia's own Sam Nujoma.
The Speech:
Honourable Master of…
Walter Rodney was born in Guyana on March 23, 1942. He was assassinated in Guyana on June 13, 1980. His most prolific work, “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” made him both famous and controversial.
Dr. Walter Rodney was a prolific scholar who received a…
TED.com describes Vusi Mahlasela as one who has dedicated his life to using music and words to inspire change. As a young boy in South Africa, he was routinely watched by the police because of his anti-apartheid poetry and his open support of student protest.…
THE ROLE OF MISSIONARIES
The legacy of Christian missionaries in Africa lives up to this day. In southern Africa most of the leaders who participated in the fight for independence were educated by missionaries or schools built by missionaries. During colonialism in South…