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A Strong Woman of West Africa. When she pleaded for her life, as
taunting rebel soldiers vowed to bury her alive, Ellen Sirleaf, now the
Liberian president, remembers defending herself with her most basic
strength: “You can’t do this. Think of your mother.” To this day, she is
not sure why they spared her, but since she was jailed in a coup uprising
in 1980 and later watched Liberia shattered in a bloody 14-year civil
war, Mrs. Sirleaf has turned to mothers and women for popular support
and to rebuild a country that essentially failed. ...Read Article
Tavis Smiley, Al Sharpton And The Black Agenda. Impassioned
debate ignited over America’s black agenda, with two of the most
visible black political commentators on opposite sides...Read Article
Sudan's Land of Black Pharaohs. There is not a tourist in sight as
the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say
the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient
Egypt. The Meroe dynasty, the last in a line of "black pharaohs" that
ruled Kush for more than 1,000 years until the kingdom's demise..
London And Black History Month. At a time when African
Americans are being asked whether Black History Month is still relevant
in the supposedly “post-racial” era of President Obama, black Britons
are facing a far steeper mountain of opposition to celebrations of their
own heritage. The conservative mayor of London cuts funding for a rare
acknowledgment of the role that blacks have played in the United
Kingdom’s history since the 17th century.
Black Farmers Win $1.25 Billion in Discrimination Suit.
Thousands of black farmers who were discriminated against by the U.S.
Agriculture Department will be eligible to receive $1.25 billion in a
settlement The settlement of the case, known as Pigford II, is contingent
on Congress approving $1.15 billion for the farmers, in addition to $100
million already provided in the Farm Bill.... Read Article.
taunting rebel soldiers vowed to bury her alive, Ellen Sirleaf, now the
Liberian president, remembers defending herself with her most basic
strength: “You can’t do this. Think of your mother.” To this day, she is
not sure why they spared her, but since she was jailed in a coup uprising
in 1980 and later watched Liberia shattered in a bloody 14-year civil
war, Mrs. Sirleaf has turned to mothers and women for popular support
and to rebuild a country that essentially failed. ...Read Article
Tavis Smiley, Al Sharpton And The Black Agenda. Impassioned
debate ignited over America’s black agenda, with two of the most
visible black political commentators on opposite sides...Read Article
Sudan's Land of Black Pharaohs. There is not a tourist in sight as
the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say
the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient
Egypt. The Meroe dynasty, the last in a line of "black pharaohs" that
ruled Kush for more than 1,000 years until the kingdom's demise..
London And Black History Month. At a time when African
Americans are being asked whether Black History Month is still relevant
in the supposedly “post-racial” era of President Obama, black Britons
are facing a far steeper mountain of opposition to celebrations of their
own heritage. The conservative mayor of London cuts funding for a rare
acknowledgment of the role that blacks have played in the United
Kingdom’s history since the 17th century.
Black Farmers Win $1.25 Billion in Discrimination Suit.
Thousands of black farmers who were discriminated against by the U.S.
Agriculture Department will be eligible to receive $1.25 billion in a
settlement The settlement of the case, known as Pigford II, is contingent
on Congress approving $1.15 billion for the farmers, in addition to $100
million already provided in the Farm Bill.... Read Article.
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Former Liberia president
Charles Taylor is the first
African head of state to
be on trial by a special
international court for
war crime in another
country....SCSL
Charles Taylor is the first
African head of state to
be on trial by a special
international court for
war crime in another
country....SCSL