Posted on 14 April 2009.
A Tale of a Forgotten People By Vava Tampa Outside public eyes in a remote corner of Africa and literally under the world's radar screen, a country is sinking in a river of blood! Mothers crying! Fathers and sons trading hot metals! Neighbours, in alliance with local armed groups, seething through the thick dense forest to ...
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Posted on 06 April 2009.
Keeping my eyes open after a short time doing other things last week, hey, a boy has a life you know! I noticed this fantastic set of magazine scans from the 1950s. Whilst the magazines reflect the times, I simply revelled in the photography and typographic layout, something many modern magazines seem to have forgotten about ...
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Posted on 25 March 2009.
[poll id="3"] Every day I trawl the web looking for interesting articles to bring to your screen. Tonight I happened to chance across an article called... " Do we need Black Mariage Day?" Personally, & I have to be honest here, I hadn't actually heard of the initiative and so proceeded to read the whole article. The author made ...
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Posted on 20 March 2009.
I don’t remember ever having asked myself what race I belonged to. I was born advantaged in a society that discriminated against non-whites. So, am I white? The answer isn’t so simple. On my identity card, it says my skin color is white. So, am I white? Let’s have a look at my genealogical tree; since ...
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Posted on 12 March 2009.
This Mother's Day why not enjoy a variety show with all the family, a chance to celebrate Mothers Day and honour the phenomenal women in our lives. The evening will be hosted by Brenda Emmanus and Charlene White; featuring Caroll Thompson, Yolanda Brown, Felicity Ethnic , Donna Spence, Glenda Jaxson, Jackee Holder, Fola, Adelaide MacKenzie, ...
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Posted on 05 March 2009.
The International criminal court (ICC) up until recently was labelled a white elephant costing millions of US Dollars annually and failing to yielding any tangible results.
The ICC gained respectability in 1999; when Slobodan Milosevic was indicted and convicting for atrocities against Serbian forces in Kosovo.
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Posted on 02 March 2009.
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.
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Posted on 02 March 2009.
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….
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