‘Africa’ Archives
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls for Release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
In a video statement released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, the former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges Abu-Jamal’s immediate freedom. Mumia “has faced years of prosecutorial and police misconduct and judicial [Read More]
Egyptians marching towards the American embassy in Cairo from #Tahrir in solidarity with their comrades in #Oakland and #OWS
via Shimaa from Tahrir Square [Read More]
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman – NYTimes.com
LONDON — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded on Friday to three women from Africa and the Arab world in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and gender equality. The winners were President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia — the [Read More]
We Remember and Salute Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai’s compelling life story is inextricably linked with the social and political changes that so much of Africa has been through since the idea of throwing off European colonialism began to gain traction shortly after World War II. Her unique insight was [Read More]
Led by Danny Glover, African and Caribbean Filmmakers to Gather in Cuba
Cubasi.cu. September 12,2011. U.S. actor Danny Glover will lead a large delegation of filmmakers from Africa and the Caribbean to participate in a meeting in Havana on audiovisual production in those regions and their cultural ties and identity. Read more [Read More]
Geronimo Pratt Remembered in Los Angeles
“Lives of great men all remind us; we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Family, friends and comrades gathered today at the Agape International Spiritual Center to celebrate [Read More]
