March 2025

Black Women Voices from the Black Freedom Movement in the 1960s

Revolutionary People’s Party Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, September 1970. Photo: David Fenton Black Women’s Month Special DUE TO POPULAR WHITE NARRATIVES ABOUT THE BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENT, WE THINK ABOUT THE MOVEMENT FROM THE 1950S TO THE 1970S AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT. THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS FRAMING IS THAT WHITE […]

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MISSOURI GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL ALLOWING STATE TAKEOVER OF ST LOUIS CITY POLICE

Missouri Politics Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a bill granting the state local control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD). The passing of this bill has been condemned with strong criticism because St Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and SLMPD Chief Robert Tracy recently released a report stating that overall crime was trending

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Fatoumata Maiga: A Woman Leading Mali’s Fight for Peace

Fatoumata Maiga  –  Copyright © africanews By Rédaction Africanews *As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2025 under the theme “Accelerate Action”, Fatoumata Maiga’s story stands as a testament to the power of women in shaping peace and security in conflict zones.* Maiga, a longtime activist and founder of the Association Defund Police Initiative to Pay, has dedicated her

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Aïsha Dabo: Africans Want Their Leaders to Represent Their Interests

Aïsha Dabo, coordinator and co-founder of the programs at the pan-African organization Africtivistes By Rédaction Africanews and Pascale Mahé Keingna China and Russia are expanding their influence in Africa. How can this be explained? How are African governments responding, and how can civil society engage with these issues? Africanews speaks with Aïsha Dabo, coordinator and

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Obama STFU

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last few months, you have heard the former president, Barack Hussein Obama, speaking on everything. He has a new book and he is doing his run of the mill interviews, but the interesting point is what he’s talking about. It’s like dude’s a whole nother person right

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To Be Igbo or Not to Be? : Coercing Identity and Unburdening Prejudice

Emancipation from stereotypes requires a collective commitment by Africans to see each other as multifaceted, evolving individuals rather than static, preconceived notions Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Chika Esiobu Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, recenlty declared in an interview that he is not Igbo but Ikwerre. This

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Preto À Porter: New variety Show series is 100% Written, Produced, Directed and Hosted by Black People

Photo courtesy of Black Brazil Today by Marques Travae Note from BBT: How you view the changes coming out of Brazil these days in terms of racial representation will greatly depend on how you see things and your personal politics. I’ve written in numerous posts that there is simply no way one can ignore the rise

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