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Happy MLK Day!
Published on 21 Jan 2008 at 6:42 pm.
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Today we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr’s memory, his legacy and his birthday. MLK Day is one of only four United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual (the others include George Washington, Christopher Columbus and Jesus Christ). King was assassinated in 1968, making this our 40th year in mourning. While we reflect on the […]
Land of the Free, Home of the Slave
Published on 9 Jan 2008 at 1:14 pm.
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New Jersey is the newest state to enter into the debate about apologizing for enslavement. So far, Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have taken the lead in offering an official apology, which would make New Jersey the first northern state to make such an offer. The apology comes in the form of a state-wide […]
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Obama wins Iowa: Black History in the Making
Published on 4 Jan 2008 at 8:22 pm.
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Yesterday, Barak Obama surprised the experts with a convincing victory in the Iowa caucus, winning 38 percent of the Democratic vote, followed by John Edwards at 30 percent, and Hillary Clinton who only managed to reel in 29 percent. This makes Obama the first black candidate to ever win a primary. And it happened in […]
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“Please Europeans, our children are not for sale”
Published on 22 Nov 2007 at 2:26 pm.
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In late October, Qatar-based blogger Abdurahman Warsame wrote about on the alleged kidnapping of 103 kids from villages in Chad to be sold to French families.
Pascal Fletcher of Rutgers reports, “The sight of frightened, bewildered children torn from their homes by wars or poverty is one of the most recurringly haunting faces of Africa. […]
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Get your Ribbonz out.. it’s Black Solidarity Day!
Published on 4 Nov 2007 at 11:33 pm.
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Black Solidarity Day was first observed in 1969 on the campus of Brooklyn College, when several students and activists were inspired by Douglas Turner Ward’s controversial play entitled A Day of Absence. The satirical play depicted a small southern town in turmoil when all the Black citizens suddenly disappeared, revealing the political, social and economic […]
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Virtual Panhandling for Reparations
Published on 9 Oct 2007 at 3:19 pm.
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I Am Virtually Panhandling for Reparations!
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National Day of Panhandling for Reparations is a national street performance on October 10, 2007, led by conceptual artist damali ayo.
I am participating in this performance because I believe that a conversation about reparations has been pushed aside for way too long. This country has paid reparations for some […]
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French President Sarkozy reminds us that “the African has not fully entered into history” and Mbeki writes him a congratulatory letter
Published on 16 Sep 2007 at 12:47 pm.
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Filed under racism, news/politics, diaspora, history, Africa.
I couldn’t make this stuff up if I wanted to. About a month ago, French President Sarkozy spoke at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar where he asserted (among other equally myopic, ahistorical, neocolonial and racists arguments) that:
The problem of Africa, and allow a friend of Africa to say it, is to be found here. […]
Kym says “Elvira Arellano is NOT the New Rosa Parks”
Published on 27 Aug 2007 at 9:12 am.
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Filed under racism, news/politics, inter-minority relations, history.
I guess this post is to follow up Pierce’s post (Myspace Aids in Apprehending New Jersey Executioners, Illegal Immigrants). Kym over at Blacklooks and her personal blog (Askthisblackwoman) wrote up a post entitled Elvira Arellano is NOT the New Rosa Parks. In all honesty, American immigration policy and the immigration movement are areas […]
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Happy Marcus Garvey Day!!!
Published on 17 Aug 2007 at 8:27 pm.
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For over a decade, people around the world have celebrated Garvey Day a Holiday dedicated to the great intellectual, activist and freedom fighter: Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The celebration started back in 1993, when Terry Brown, in collaboration with the African Culture Restoration Association, gathered 150 supporters to celebrate the life and contributions of Marcus Garvey […]
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Blackademics Annual Review
Published on 15 Aug 2007 at 12:50 am.
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One year ago today, we published the first Blackademics Interview with John Hope Franklin. Since then, on the 15th of every month we’ve published interviews with some of the world’s most distinguised scholars, artists and activists. On our one year anniversary, I thought it would be nice put together a little tribute to celebrate one […]
