I too have a dream! I usta hang out all day with my cousin, fantasizing about the day we were gonna be supa rich and famous. My cousin had a studio in the basement of his yard over on the West side of town; Powis Square. I rented a tiny room on the North side, ...

Sailors from Africa, the West Indies and India have contributed to the life on board British ships during times of both peace and war. In times of conflict such as the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) and of large-scale international trade, large numbers of men were required to fight and work on board Royal Navy ships and ...

John Alcindor (1873-1924) was a physician who was instrumental in the formation of the African Progress Union (APU). He was born in Trinidad and attended St Mary's College, a private school, in Port of Spain. Alcindor won one of the four Island Scholarships to attend medical school at Edinburgh University, Scotland from which he graduated ...

South African cameraman Garwin McLuckie has been named Camera Operator of the Year in the 2008 Royal Television Society (RTS) Television Journalism Awards. Images by Gallo The awards are presented annually in London and are aimed at recognising creative and excellent journalism from UK news broadcasters, McLuckie, who works for Sky News in the UK, was ...

GUA Africa was founded by Emmanuel Jal, an ex-child soldier turned rap artist. The word GUA (pronounced gwaah) means peace in Nuer, a tribal language of Southern Sudan. Emmanuel Jal was just three years old when civil war broke out in Sudan, it was a war that would last 22 years killing an estimated 2 ...

What does medicine owe to Africa? By Jane Elliott Health reporter, BBC News The contribution of European culture to medicine has long been recognised. The Greeks are thought by many to be forerunners of modern medicine - they studied the progression of disease, they knew something of the inner workings of the body, and their language gave medicine many ...

AFRICAN MEDICINE The E-Book This holistic health guide is the first book ever to disclose the closely guarded healing secrets of Yoruba priests. It covers the history, methods, and healing treatments of a 10,000 year old West African Tradition. This amazing book consolidates African Spiritual Science and holistic healing into something comprehensive and usable everyday to help one ...

Tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed of safely. Hundreds of thousands of discarded items, which under British law must be dismantled or recycled by specialist contractors, ...

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Ofeibea Quist-Arcton tells the tale of two old soldiers from Senegal in West Africa. They are looking forward to a trip to France later this month to join in the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from German occupation in August 1944. But their fond memories are tinged with bitterness and ...

Black Canadians in Canada: Total Population of Canada: 30+,000,000 Number of Black People living in Canada: 670,000 Percentage of Canadian Population that's Black: 2% Percentage of the Black Canadian Population living in: - Toronto - 47% - Montreal - 20% - Ottawa - 6% - Vancouver - 3% - Halifax - 2% Where Black Canadians ...

Watch the debate regarding whether a United states of Africa is Possible or even Desirable.

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A look at the position of the average African and average African-American revealed some surprising parallels. For the purpose of simplifying this piece, I will generalize even when I know there are exceptions. I also know Alexander Dumas warned that all generalizations are dangerous, so don’t snap as you read. Treat this as an honest start of an authentic dialogue which all Africans in the Diaspora must have.

Rwandan Genocide: Why it happened and Why it shouldn’t have happen The year 2004 marked the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide in which 1,000,000 Rwandans were slaughtered over the course of 100 days, although some officials reported a span of 8 weeks….

Like many West European nations, Germany established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s in what later became Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, and Tanzania.

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During the first world War the Caribbean sent a great many soldiers to aid the British war effort . The British West India regiment fought in Africa and in Europe. They were generally used as advance troops and field attendants, they sustained heavy losses. Many of the troops who were wounded were brought back to ...

Sailors from Africa, the West Indies and India have contributed to the life on board British ships during times of both peace and war