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Berry Gordy: 1960s Music Industry Game-changer

How it All Began Many of today's celebrated black business leaders include Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, Sudan's Mo Ibrahim, and Zimbabwe's Strive Masiyiwa. We celebrate entertainment moguls such as Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan or Bob Johnson. But before these black success stories, there…

Africans With Global Voices East Africa Featured Society Video by Ana Mosioa-Tunya September 17, 2018

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Magufuli: Successful Defender of Sovereign Wealth in Tanzania

Tanzania's John Magufuli has easily become one of Africa's most well liked Presidents because of his action oriented approach to leadership. There are many positive changes taking place in Tanzania that are worth noting. Are Tanzanians better today than they were 3…

Africans With Global Voices Featured Society Video by Editor August 24, 2018

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10 Quotes By Robert Mugabe on Empowerment

Robert Mugabe led the nation of Zimbabwe from 1980 until his resignation in 2017. During this time he evolved from being the leader of a liberation movement to Racial Reconciliation Chief celebrated by many westerners. In the late 1990s, as his political…

Africans With Global Voices America Featured Society Video by John Akina March 16, 2018

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5 Things You Should Know About the Black Panther Movie

The Black Panther movie was released a few weeks ago and has since grossed over a billion dollars at the Box Office. It was not surprising that many people found the movie to be uplifting. However, there were some things that were…

Africans With Global Voices America Business Featured by Editor January 8, 2018

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Remembering Academics We Lost in the Diaspora in 2017

YEWORKA BELACHEW Yeworkwha Belachew, former assistant dean, ombudsperson and founder of the Dialogue Center at Oberlin College, died on June 14 after a long illness. She was 65 years old. Belachew was a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She came to the United…

Africans With Global Voices Featured Society Video by Editor November 16, 2017

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Zimbabwe: Military Exercise or Coup?

Zimbabwe’s Defense Forces led by General Constantine Chiwenga made history in Zimbabwe when they announced their taking control of government through correctional exercises. The military leaders who have traditionally sided with Robert Mugabe are now saving the country from establishment of a…

Africans With Global Voices Culture Featured Video Video by Editor November 3, 2017

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Sankara: Women’s Rights Advocate, NOT Feminist

Mariam Sankara President Thomas Sankara is one of Africa’s favorite sons, he had the reputation of having results and getting things done and so it is not uncommon that everyone wants to attach their causes to his name and feminists are no different.…

Africans With Global Voices Video by Editor October 30, 2017

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Why are NGOs Waging War on Tanzania?

Whenever an African country is on a path to development and progress there are whispers from western liberals to find ways to derail economic development. Africa is rising and most African nations are finally rising. There is one African country that is…

Africans With Global Voices America by Editor October 27, 2017

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Feminists Silent About America’s Child Marriages

While American feminists travel around the globe promoting women's empowerment, they have lost sight of problems in their own country. The United States of America, the richest country in the world still has one of the most backward laws when it comes…

Africans With Global Voices Politics Society Video by Editor October 9, 2017

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Thomas Sankara: An African Hero

“We have to dare to invent the future . . . Everything that we are capable of imagining we are also capable of attaining.” President Thomas Sankara