As the winds
of change began to blow across the African continent it became evident that
freedom and independence were the way forward. The colonial powers wanted to
ensure that African countries that became independent would continue to
struggle so that others would not strive for…
The People's Republic (now Benin) was established on 30
November 1975. It effectively lasted until 1 March 1990, with the adoption of a
new constitution. After many years of economic and social decline, the people
of Benin became increasingly discontent with the political leaders. Agricultural
output…
In typical coon fashion, South Africa's coon Judge Yvonne Thokozile Mbatha has reduced the sentences of Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson. These farmers had been sentenced to 16 and 19 years respectively for attempted murder and other crimes. What…
The formation of the National Party of Afrikaner (Boer) in
1948 marked a devastating turn in the life of black South Africans. The government
began passing laws that led to segregation in education, political and social
life. The Boers viewed the majority black population as…
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - The African Union ordered Britain on Friday to
withdraw from the Chagos Islands and end its “continued colonial
administration” after a United Nations deadline for it to do so expired.
The Chagos Islands belong to the Indian…
Historically Black Delaware State University has entered into a
partnership with the African University College of Communication of
Ghana. Delaware State’s Center for Global Africa and African University
College of Communication will collaborate on the formation of a media
and communications network.…
It is not a secret that neocolonialism is real and Western
countries like France and the United Kingdom still view their former colonies
as extensions of themselves. This is why it was not shocking that AU executive
secretary Moussa Faki Mahamat, the former Chadian prime…
Congratulations to South Africa’s
Rugby team for winning the World Cup in Japan! The South African rugby team met
England in the 2019 World Cup rugby tournament in Japan and it was clearly the
clash of the giants. South Africa dominated England; resulting in a…
When Byron Allen first launched a legal rampage back in 2015, few
would have guessed he would get to the Supreme Court with a case that
could transform the way discrimination lawsuits are handled and
represents a coda on 19th century Reconstruction efforts…
Representative John Conyers Jr., a civil rights advocate for five decades and the longest-serving African-American in the history of Congress, died on Sunday at his home in Detroit. He was 90.
Mr.
Conyers was the only member of the…