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In the nearly half century between 1900 and 1945, various political leaders and intellectuals from Europe, North America, and Africa met six times to discuss colonial control of Africa and develop strategies for eventual African political liberation. In the article that follows, historian Saheed Adejumobi describes the goals and objectives of these six Pan African […]
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — Arianna Barajas never thought of herself as the outdoors type. The daughter of Mexican immigrants who grew up in Chicago’s suburbs, her forays into nature usually amounted to a bike ride to a community park. She was interested in wild animals but had no idea she could make a living working […]
Learn more about Indigenous Peoples Day June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. The Governor General of Canada proclaimed June 21 as National Indigenous Peoples Day in 1996 as a celebratory occasion where Indigenous peoples share their rich, diverse cultures, stories, songs, traditional games, dances, and […]
Black History Month In our first ever guest blog, William Booth College librarian Winette Field explores the history of black Salvationists, evangelists and missionaries in the UK. Black History Month is once more upon us. It is of course but one strand of human history but such occasions offer opportunities for the deepening of understanding, and […]
In the following account, Professor Allison Blakely of Boston University describes the presence of blacks in Early Modern Europe. His article reminds us that persons of African ancestry resided across Europe. Their numbers ranged from a few hundred scattered across Germany, Scandinavia and Russia in the period between the 16th and 18th Centuries to approximately […]
During World War II, the fates of Blacks and Japanese Americans crossed in ways that neither group could have anticipated. While Japanese Americans were being forced to abandon the lives they’d built on the West Coast, African Americans were in the midst of the Great Migration out of the South. During the war, many Black […]
Experts and UN leaders exchanged views about the best ways forward, centred on this year’s theme, A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development: Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent. While the decade ends in 2024, much work remains to be done, General Assembly President Dennis Francis told the world body. To galvanize […]
The technology-driven world in which we live is a world filled with promise but also challenges. Cars that drive themselves, machines that read X-rays, and algorithms that respond to customer-service inquiries are all manifestations of powerful new forms of automation. Yet even as these technologies increase productivity and improve our lives, their use will substitute […]
International This article is over 1 years, 8 months old The run up to elections in Italy in September is likely to see racism increase as anti-immigration poisons Italian politics Downloading PDF. Please wait… Tuesday 02 August 2022 Issue 2816 Alika Ogorchukwu was killed in Italy Hundreds of people, mostly of Nigerian origin, took to […]
Discrimination and violence against LGBTI people were widespread and anti-LGBTI legislation increased. Bills were introduced to address reparations regarding slavery and its legacies. Multiple states implemented total bans on abortion or severely limited access to it. Gender-based violence disproportionately affected Indigenous women. Access to the USA for asylum seekers and migrants was still fraught with […]