By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times January 29, 2012 Reporting from Imbaseni, Tanzania — The fugitive shuffles to his computer and begins typing out his will. He is about to turn 71, and it is time. “My life,” he writes, “has been a wild and wicked ride….” All Pete O’Neal has amassed fits on two [...]
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Archaeologists find remains of port where hundreds of thousands of Africans were sold to plantation owners Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Friday 4 March 2011 09.17 EST It was one of the busiest slave ports in the Americas, a filthy, bustling harbour where hundreds of thousands of Africans were sold into a life [...] Tooth analysis shows Africans taken from wide area ranging from Sudan in the north-east to Mozambique in the south Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 20 December 2011 15.21 EST Locals called it the “cemetery of the new blacks”, but in truth it wasn’t much of a cemetery. Devoid of headstones, wreaths or [...] Watch Blood Coltan now! During this season of gift giving please remember that every new computerized, electronic item one purchases helps murder 500,000 Congolese residents a month. If you don’t believe me simply do the math. What is 6,000,000 murders divided by 12 years? Do Mama Afrika a favor and buy as many refurbished products [...] The FBI has announced that they are close to ending Civil Rights-era cold cases. The cases include murder cases in which there are no statute of limitations. So far the FBI have investigating 111 cases involving 124 deaths but are close to the end of their cold case list. Every time we think we’ve seen [...] BBC NEWS 11 October 2011 Last updated at 10:18 ET In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo asks why there are no memorials to those killed in Namibia during German colonial rule. According to The Namibian newspaper, there was a 2.8% decrease in the number of tourists visiting Namibia [...] Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African Socialist International, founder of the Uhuru Movement and leader of the Black is Back Coalition speaks at Occupy Wall Street in Oakland, California to the People of Color Caucus about struggles of African and Indigenous peoples against U.S. imperialism and Wall Street interests since its inception. Join the Black [...] Nobody has ever bought a jersey with the name Dewey Rader Bozella on it. There are no sneakers embossed with a DRB logo. Few people in the world of sports have ever heard of Dewey Rader Bozella. But a week from today, Dewey will step on stage at the ESPYs to speak. Naturally, he’s a [...] Outrage as Kenyan aristocrat Thomas Cholmondeley is jailed for just eight months for killing poacherBy MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE Last updated at 9:03 PM on 14th May 2009 A court erupted in anger yesterday after an aristocrat who shot a poacher dead was told he would be free in eight months. The Kenyan judge sentenced Thomas Cholmondeley to serve the term in addition to the three years he has already [...] The Lena Baker Story was written, directed, and produced by Ralph Wilcox. It is based on a true story and was inspired by Dr. Lela Bond Phillips’ book Lena Baker Story. The Lena Baker Story takes place in the early 1900′s through 1945 in Cuthbert, Georgia. It’s the story of one woman’s attempt to rise [...] |
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