The Catastrophic Legacy of European Colonialism
A Reckoning Through the Lens of Human Lives Lost A profound and unflinching argument takes shape when we confront the staggering death tolls inflicted by...
Category : International
Shehu Shagari
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Nigeria’s First Executive President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (February 25, 1925 – December 28, 2018) was a Nigerian statesman, educator, and politician who became the...
Ghana Must Go – The 1983 Expulsion That Shaped West Africa’s Migration Story
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During the early months of 1983, a dramatic migration crisis unfolded in West Africa. Nigeria expelled over two million foreigners, including nearly one million Ghanaians....
Ndugu Chancler
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Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, born Leon Chancler on July 1, 1952, in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the youngest of seven children, discovered his passion for drumming at...
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born on November 17, 1952, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second of three children of Samuel and Erdmuth Ramaphosa. His family...
Idi Amin Dada Oumee
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Idi Amin Dada Oumee, often simply known as Idi Amin, remains one of the most notorious figures in modern African history. As the third president...
Segregation in Canada
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A Historical and Contemporary Perspective Segregation in Canada, while often overshadowed by the more overt Jim Crow laws of the United States, was a pervasive...
Lennox Raphael
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A Life in Art, Activism, and Exile Lennox Alison Raphael (September 4, 1939 – November 27, 2023) was a Trinidadian-born poet, playwright, journalist, painter, and...
The West Indian Syndrome
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To Be or Not to Be an American Negro by Lennox Raphael Based on available excerpts, citations in scholarly works, and previews, here’s a comprehensive...
The Stick Boys of Ethiopia’s Banna Tribe
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Grace on Stilts In the sun-baked expanses of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley, where the Omo and Weyto rivers carve through arid savannas and marshy lowlands,...