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10 Questions Every Black Person Should Ask Trump & Clinton

What is your response to sentencing of domestic terrorists who are bombing black churches? Will you advocate mandatory minimum sentences to those who commit acts of terror against black people? Black youth unemployment is one of the biggest issues affecting…

Culture East Africa Land Issues Society by Editor September 19, 2016

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Land Issues & The Agricultural Economy in Kenya After 1945

During World War II and even the decade following the war, prices of agricultural produce increased and Kenyan settler farmers benefited from the increased prosperity. This period encouraged more settler farmers and Britain encouraged more migration to Kenya. The move to drive…

Culture Society by Editor September 12, 2016

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Black Labor Exploitation by Rhodes & De Beers from 1870

Presently De Beers Group controls diamond trade in most of the world but in Africa; they control trade in South Africa and Botswana directly. Other countries that attempted to sell diamonds through channels other than the ones they control ended up in…

Europe Society The Caribbean by Editor August 18, 2016

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Legacies of British Slave Ownership

Colonial slavery shaped modern Britain and we all still live with its legacies. The slave-owners were one very important means by which the fruits of slavery were transmitted to metropolitan Britain. The Center for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership…

Culture East Africa Land Issues Society by Editor July 18, 2016

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The Buganda Agreement of 1900 & Land Tenure in the Protectorates

In 1899, the British foreign office appointed Sir Harry Johnston as special commissioner responsible for cutting administrative costs. Commissioner Johnston concluded that Buganda and territories like it should govern themselves and be treated as allies of the British Empire. Through the agreement, Buganda…

Culture Society by Editor May 22, 2016

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The Freedom Charter of 1955- South Africa

In June 1955, three thousand delegates of all ethnic origins met in Kliptown which is near Johannesburg. The delegates came from the ANC (African National Congress), the Indian Congress, Colored Peoples Congress, Congress of Trade Unions alliance. These organizations, together formed the…

Land Issues ReVision Society by Editor May 9, 2016

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The Land Issue in Malawi and the Case for Reparations

The Land issue is not new in most countries and can be often used to explain the systematic economic inequality that exists in Africa. Colonialism created serious inequality in land ownership and land use and Malawi is not very unique in this…

Society Video by Editor April 27, 2016

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Mandela’s Azania: A Celebration of Freedom Day in South Africa

We are commemorating Freedom Day with the launch of Global Black History's book; Mandela's Azania: A Brief Analysis of Precolonial, Colonial and Postcolonial South Africa. HISTORY Freedom Day, April, 27th is a national public holiday and annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic…

ReVision Society by Editor April 24, 2016

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Don’t Give Africa Aid. Just Pay Back What You Stole! The Role of Barclays Bank in African Poverty

Next time you hear western countries especially England, France, Belgium and Portugal discuss how much money they give in aid, ask when they will pay back what they stole. Over the next few months we will explore how history can help us…

Culture ReVision Society by Editor February 25, 2016

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Mozambique’s Economic & Political History II

During the period after independence there was a mass exodus of Portuguese nationals coupled with weak infrastructure, nationalization, and economic mismanagement. In addition, during most of the civil war, the government was unable to exercise effective control outside of urban areas, many…