Global Black History

Zimbabwe’s Dr. Reggies Wenyika Selected to Lead Ottawa University

Chancellor Kevin Eichner of Ottawa University announced on June 15th that Dr. Reggies Wenyika has been hired as the new president of the residential campus in Ottawa, Kan. Wenyika will assume his official duties on July 16. “I cannot think of anyone more…

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Oberlin College to Honor Mary Church Terrell

Oberlin College, the liberal arts educational institution in Ohio, has announced that it is naming its main library to honor Mary Church Terrell. “Oberlin’s history is steeped in moments of recognition of the college’s landmark achievements in its early years that provided access…

America Featured by Editor June 1, 2018

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Employment Statistics of Native Born v. Foreign Born Blacks in the US

The unemployment rate for foreign-born persons in the United States was 4.1 percent in 2017, down from 4.3 percent in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate of native-born persons was 4.4 percent in 2017, down from…

Central Africa Culture Featured Politics by Ana Mosioa-Tunya May 21, 2018

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Queen Nzinga: Warrior & Political Strategist (1583-1663)

When it comes to African women in leadership and political participation there is one African leader who is a role model for young African women, Queen Nzinga. Queen Nzinga of the Mbande and Matamba Empire ruled the land that is present day…

Featured Society by John Akina May 14, 2018

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How Frederick Chiluba was Swindled by the IMF and World Bank

In 1991, Zambia was on the brink of experiencing real change. Kenneth Kaunda who had liberated Zambia from the shackles and chains of the oppressive colonial rule had become increasingly unpopular and many Zambians sought real change through opposition leader, Frederick Chiluba.…

Culture Featured Society by Editor May 10, 2018

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Afonso Dhlakama’s Reign of Terror and The Money Behind RENAMO

Afonso Dhlakama who died at the age of 65, was the leaders and face of RENAMO (the Mozambican National Resistance Movement) for a long time. Dhlakama was an agent of white supremacist governments in Southern Africa. He was backed by colonial Rhodesia,…

Featured Video by Ana Mosioa-Tunya May 7, 2018

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Afonso Dhlakama: Mozambique’s Terrorist Is Dead & Leaves a Trail of Destruction

Morrumbala Hospital Destroyed by Renamo History must not be rewritten, Afonso Dhlakama was not just an opposition leader he was a brutal murderer, terrorist and enemy of African people. Afonso Dhlakama was responsible for the loss of lives of millions of defenseless Africans…

Culture Featured West Africa World News by John Akina May 3, 2018

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10 Things You Should Know About Nigeria’s Colonial Past

The name Nigeria is the colonial name given to the country and was coined by the wife of Frederick Lugard, the architect of colonial Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa with more than 190 million people made up…

America Culture Featured by Editor April 29, 2018

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A Memorial to The African Americans Terrorized by Lynching

On April 26, 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) opened the National Memorial for Peace and Justice which is the United States' first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people, people terrorized by lynching, African Americans humiliated by racial segregation and…

America Europe Featured Society by Samantha Johnas April 27, 2018

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Sponsoring Poverty: World Bank & IMF Structural Adjustment Programs from 1990

Many years after independence, many African countries had accumulated large amounts of debt that often exceeded their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). By 1990, the total debt carried by African countries was about $135 billion. Most of what countries were borrowing during this…