In the beginning women fought for the right to be viewed as human. In those days women in general were viewed as sub-human hence the women’s suffrage movement. Women wanted the right to vote and the right to enter the workforce as…
Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society and corresponds with International Women's Day on March 8th.
Rwanda is the only country where there are more women in parliament than…
One of the most prestigious awards shows, The Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday. This year's Academy Awards have generated more controversy because only white actors and actresses were nominated for all categories. It is reported that in the recent past no…
A recent study in the United States showed that in 2012, a child living in a single female-headed family was four times more likely to be poor than a child living in a married-couple family. In 2012, among all children living in…
Ownership is the basis of capitalism so when the African-Americans slaves were freed from slavery part of their reparations were to be 40 acres of land and mule. These were essential to enable the former slaves to become self-reliant and build wealth.…
While many Republican politicians use Ronald Reagan as the gold standard for what works, it is important for us to examine how his policies affected black people in America. As the infographic below shows, during the Ronald Reagan administration black income, poverty…
It has been said that the future belongs to those that create it. Sitting at the table of a technology business deal where the Americans who created it, the Europeans who had enhanced this technology, Asians who were manufacturing it and the…
Americans and black people around the world will this week celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Even though he was a notable civil rights leader in the United States, he also inspired many people outside the Americas including Africa. Genetic…
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Colonialism is responsible for all society’s ills
Although colonialism is responsible for some of the ills that still plague Africa today it is not responsible for everything. Former French colonies were forced to pay for the country’s infrastructure that France took…
There is a line of thinking in some circles that black people should not be Christians because Christianity is the white man’s religion. First, Jesus Christ whom the whole Christian religion is based upon was of Jewish/Hebrew descent. The Hebrews were Mediterranean…