Four hundred and eight years ago today King Phillip III of Spain signed an order, which was one of the earliest examples of ethnic cleansing. At the height of the Read More..
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Why the World Needs to Know About Western Sahara’s Seemingly Endless Struggle for Independence
An interview with a Sahrawi Journalist and Activist. By Amira Ali. In 1975, Morocco, under King Hassan II, invaded Western Sahara; and since, the Sahrawi people — female-dominated society of Read More..
How African Feminism Changed the World
Today as ever, African female activists are reshaping not just African feminist agendas but global ones as well. One of the great fallacies one still hears today is that feminism Read More..
Ahmed Kathrada: Veteran Communist and National Liberation Icon in South Africa Dies
“Kathy”, as he was popularly known, was elected to parliament in 1994 but declined to seek re-election five years later. He wrote an open letter to President Jacob Zuma, suggesting Read More..
Young, Gifted and Unapologetically Black in America
Recently, NBCBLK28 honored “Black America’s 28 under 28” — “young and gifted” innovators, vanguards, trendsetters and pioneers. Those whom they consider game changers defying stereotypes and “redefining what it means Read More..
Celebrating Women in Ghana’s IT Space
This International Women’s Day I want to celebrate the New faces of telecommunications’ players in Ghana – they are SMART, they are EXPERIENCED, and they are FIERCE. Above all THEY Read More..