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Martin Luther King Jr. & His Journey to Africa

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…

Africans With Global Voices Culture Gamechangers Politics Video by Editor December 4, 2015

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Malema Honestly Evaluates Mandela & Mugabe Legacy

Recently, South African Member of Parliament and opposition EFF leader, Julius Malema addressed the Oxford Union and was very candid about his approach to issues in his country. He has become the voice of the new generation of African leaders in the…

Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers Politics Theories Video by Editor October 22, 2015

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Zimbabwe’s Dr. Murandu Pioneers Wound Treatment

Dr Murandu, is a senior lecturer in adult nursing at the University Of Wolverhampton School Of Health, and has completed groundbreaking research on the use of sugar to treat wounds, bed sores, ulcers and even amputations. Sugar heals the wounds by removing…

Africans With Global Voices Culture Gamechangers Politics ReVision by Editor October 1, 2015

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The Pan-Africanist Movement & African Union

Pan-Africanism means the ideas, the leaders and the movements which have tried to unite black people in a common struggle for freedom, equality and self-confidence throughout the world and especially in Africa. The common experiences of exploitation and oppression of black people…

America Culture Gamechangers Politics Society by Editor June 29, 2015

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Lessons From Dr. Carter Woodson That Are Relevant Today

First published in 1933, but the Miseducation of the Negro still offers insightful commentary on the causes and solutions to the success of black people. The Book: The thesis of Dr. Woodson's book is that African-Americans of his day were being culturally indoctrinated,…

Gamechangers Politics by Editor June 12, 2015

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Forgotten History: Mary Susan Malahlela M.D.

The first black woman to graduate as a medical doctor in South Africa was Mary Susan Malahlela in 1947. She graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand's health sciences faculty at a time when most graduates were male and white. Dr. Mary Malahlela was born…

America Gamechangers Politics by Editor June 8, 2015

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Serena Williams Best Tennis Player Ever

Serena Williams first made history when she won her first Grand Slam at Age 17. There was much jubilation in the world for anyone who loves the quintessential American story of winning against the odds. Yet even at height of her career…

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Forgotten History: Businessman Reginald F Lewis

Reginald F. Lewis, born December 7, 1942 in East Baltimore was the wealthiest black man in the United States during the 1980s. His business acumen began at the age of ten when Lewis set up a delivery route to sell the Afro…

Culture Gamechangers Politics ReVision by Editor February 16, 2015

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Alexandre Dumas & The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas, famous for the novel, The Three Musketeers was a black French writer. He was born, Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on 24 July 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie was born to a…

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The Legend Lives on: Oliver Mtukudzi

Zimbabwe's own music legend, Oliver Mtukudzi continues to wow the world with his 'Tuku Music' as he tours the United States and Canada over the next few months. Tuku and the Black Spirits are scheduled to be in several North American cities…