Africa: Socialists Call for Reparations for Slavery Oct 26, 2008
A presentation by Ismail Rashid, a Sierra Leonean professor of African History at New York's Vassar College, captured the mood when he insisted that it is long overdue for the West to pay for the "heinous crimes committed against Africans for our enslavement and dehumanisation." ... He laments the fact that little is taught about African history in schools and higher institutions of learning on the continent and urged Africans to remember the horrors of enslavement, the dispersal of African... (allAfrica.com)
New opposition party? Oct 14, 2008
Ebrahim Fakir: I think the complexity in South Africa and in South African politics and South African history if you will is that we have to separate pre-apartheid from post-apartheid history. In pre-apartheid history we then have to separate white South African politics from black South African politics. (Business Day)
New African church opens in Iowa city Oct 13, 2008
The country's conflict has been called the widest intrastate war in modern African history. According to the International Rescue Committee, approximately 3. (Daily Iowan, IA)
A father's charm, absence Sep 21, 2008
"As the Kenyatta regime became the subject of increasing controversy, Obama found many of his colleagues distancing themselves from him. He, in turn, took his anger out on his wife, according to several of his friends, and his marriage began to deteriorate."Kenya changed a great deal between 1963 and 1970," said David William Cohen, former director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan and a professor of African history. "Anyone brought into the government with idealism in... (Boston Globe)
Implats pushes deal for platinum giant Sep 15, 2008
The merger of Mvelaphanda, Northam and Implats would be the second-largest Msaction in South African history. Reuters reported on Friday that the largest M was the R223 billion merger in June 2001 between Billiton and BHP to form BHP Billiton. (Business Report, South Africa)
Zimbabwe:Tsvangirai Rejects Mugabe Ultimatum Sep 6, 2008
I sympathise with Thabo Mbeki - it is difficult to deal with people with no principles, and who follow the advice of foreigners who do not understand Zimbabwean or African history and politics. Author: the west. (allAfrica.com)
Obama on His Veep Thinking Aug 22, 2008
One of the many things you're wrestling with is the issue of African history. Is globalism used to be colonialism on balance, net good or net bad for the world's people. (Time.com)
Interview: Obama on His Veep Thinking Aug 21, 2008
The question lingered with me as I finished reading 'Dreams,' one of the many things you're wrestling with is the issue of African history, is globalismused to be colonialismis it, on balance, net good or net bad for the world's people. Does it even make sense to talk in those terms. (Time.com)
Curb Records Signs Popular South African Band Just Jinjer Aug 20, 2008
Just Jinjer's debut album, All Comes Round, holds the title as the biggest selling rock album in South African history. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sad Sad Daily Iberian Aug 17, 2008
To Forum Regect Now your ranting wrote on Aug 10, 2008 2:55 PM:" If you know anything about Africa and its people back then they come from a line of Kings and Queens there were no ghettos there like here in the U.S. Read about African History, Kunta Kente and others kings and queens. OOOPs you're not taught about that in the U.S. history classes. FOR YOUR INFORMATION Adult AA visit the mother land every year. Such ignorance. ". Carla wrote on Aug 10, 2008 7:03 AM:" Because they are racist just... (New Iberia, LA)
SOUTH AFRICA: Rethinking asylum Aug 17, 2008
Figures recently obtained from the Department of Home Affairs by the South African History Archive, on behalf of the FMSP, revealed the extent of the influx of Zimbabweans into the country. Between 2000 and the end of 2004, 10,181 Zimbabweans applied for asylum, whereas 56,397 applied between January 2005 and 1 April 2008. (AlertNet)
END OF RACISM? Aug 9, 2008
wiseone wrote on Aug 7, 2008 3:42 PM:" BIRACIAL SLAVE DESCENDANT: I am a descendant of poor Italian folks. They, their relatives, nor I have ever owned slaves. Slavery was a shameful, brutal practice. I wish that it had not happened. Slavery was a part of American & African history. Seems like you were brought up in a loving family. I cannot make it all go away or better for you. So even if you feel mentally enslaved, try to make the best of your situation. That's all that you can do. We cannot... (New Iberia, LA)
SA's school-varsity gap Aug 6, 2008
"All students should have a working knowledge of at least one of the indigenous languages of South Africa. "They should also learn one or more modern languages and get an introduction to African history and civilisation. " Pandor said that, on the positive side, the challenge of access to schooling had been addressed, significant resources were being devoted to education, and education options increased. Sapa Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica.com, a division of Primedia Online* -... (iAfrica.com)
Reasons why we love Madiba Jul 18, 2008
Here are nine magic Madiba moments which we feel have not only shaped the course of South African history, but which have also given the public a glimpse of the man that is Nelson Mandela. 1964 Rivonia Trial: During the 1963-64 trial of 10 ANC leaders for 221 acts of sabotage, Mandela, facing the possibility of death, made the following historic statement. (iAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: 'Opposition Should Recognise President' Jul 4, 2008
Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com)
PM condemns Mugabe regime Jun 24, 2008
" He added: "The stage was set for the most rigged election in African history. The failure is not of the opposition but of the government. (BBC News -- UK)
Mbeki loses support Jun 24, 2008
But Piers Pigou,the director of the South African History Archive, says the "solidarity between liberation movements" theory is overblown, noting ZANU-PF was no great ally of the African National Congress in the apartheid era. Guardian News & Media. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Louisville sisters arrive in Accra Jun 19, 2008
Dr. Susan Herlin, Historian, African Sister Cities called for more research to ensure detailed presentation of the African history. She called for sustainability of projects undertaken so far by the foundation to ensure its maximum benefits to Africans and the world at last. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Foundation works to ensure Mandela's name lives on Jun 15, 2008
Gail Behrmann, an independent researcher for books and films about South African history, praises the foundation as a democratic space. It allows room for debate, for example, about whether Mandela did enough during his presidency to combat AIDS Mandela himself says he should have done more. (USA Today)
Springbok Radio comeback Jun 14, 2008
The popular programmes of Springbok Radio, one of the most beloved and successful commercial radio stations in South African history, will shortly be back "on air". According to the Springbok Radio Preservation Society of SA, gems such as "Squad Cars", "Lux Radio Theatre", "Taxi", and "The Creaking Door" will take to the airwaves again when the society launches its full-fledged Internet radio service on 1 July. (iAfrica.com)
Relatives: Boca Raton crash victim who became 'combative' had seizure before Jun 14, 2008
With this flame, he visualizes a self reliant united Africa, exhibiting African history, culture, and values. " Vote for this story! Build a classified adwith color photos : In print and online SITE INDEX NEWS > > > ENTERTAINMENT BLOGS > > > > > > > SPORTS > > > Pros > > > > ON THE GO MARKETPLACE SERVICES AFFILIATED SITES Copyright 2008 The Palm Beach Post. All rights reserved. By using PalmBeachPost.com, you accept the terms of our visitor agreement. .. (The Palm Beach Post)
Hi. My name is Don Winslow, and I'm a writing addict Jun 9, 2008
Born on Halloween in New York City, he was a child actor, majored in African history at the University of Nebraska, worked as a safari guide in Kenya, herded cattle. He's also been a private investigator. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Centre on Dr Nkrumah's collections established Jun 5, 2008
He hoped that it would soon become an excellent centre for development and research into education and its related subjects such as: African history and culture, Pan Africanism, Nkrumahism and African Studies. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Mills' Award - An Opinion May 30, 2008
"Professor Mills thanked members and supporters of the NDC for their faith and loyalty and urged them to maintain their confidence in the Party as it goes through a period of restructuring and rebirth to become a strong opposition and to prepare to win the elections in 2004. "'By our collective conduct, Ghana's constitutional democracy has been further deepened and our nation's name has been recorded once again, in the annals of African history as a model for constitutional democracy. . (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Next Stop | Tunisia: Where Europe, Africa and the Mideast meet in Tunisia May 27, 2008
But the surprise upon entering Dar El Jeld expresses something you will find more than a few times when visiting this ancient capital city of Tunisia: it is a captivating adventure that exceeds expectations somehow successfully mixing Mediterranean flavors, Arabic and North African history and a modernist European touch. Tunis, just inland from the Mediterranean, is known quite well by Europeans particularly the British and the French, who take cheap flights south so they can be on the nearby... (International Herald Tribune)
Open Letter To Presecans: Honor Datsa & Apeadu May 23, 2008
Kwabena Akurang-Parry (Agoro), Odadeaba, is Associate Professor of African History and World History at Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania, USA. He received his Ph. D. in history from York University, Toronto, Canada. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Buena student finalist in Art of Dairy Cows and History Art Contest May 23, 2008
Johnson said she wanted to do something that she felt would stand out from the crowd, whom she predicted would do designs based around historic battles, so she chose to do a design based on African history from the 1960s, when 17 countries declared their independence. So her design was a zebra and rhinoceros dancing and fireworks. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Christopher Nteta, 70, antiapartheid activist May 9, 2008
He taught as an adjunct at several other colleges, most recently Boston College, with course topics ranging from the civil rights movement to South African history. Asgedet Stefanos, an associate professor at UMass-Boston, reading in part from a reflection on Mr. Nteta that she read at his memorial service, said he was loved and respected by students, was an unwavering advocate for black students, and had an "exquisite sensitivity to those who were injured by social justice and a deep respect... (Boston Globe)
African-born voters in Pa. are drawn to Obama Apr 19, 2008
"Maybe if Obama becomes president, there would be a new story about African immigration people can tell, " said Timothy Burke, a Swarthmore College professor who specializes in African history. Most Africans arrive in the United States through legal channels; those who do not come as refugees usually arrive on student visas. (Boston Globe)
Political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys makes his point through his many characters Apr 4, 2008
In 2005 she starred in Uys's "Foreign Aids," a revue about South African history and social and political problems, particularly the AIDS pandemic, a subject close to the crusading Uys's heart. For several years he has traveled around South Africa speaking to high school students to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.. (Boston Globe)
A last stand for Africa's Big Man Apr 3, 2008
JOHANNESBURG With Robert Mugabe's options dwindling in the wake of the Zimbabwe elections, a curtain seems to be falling on a long and painful era in modern African history the final tragic act, as it were, of the post-colonial Big Man ... Few careers track the arc of 20th Century African history like that of Robert Gabriel Mugabe, a young schoolteacher who began an idealistic struggle against white rule in the old Rhodesia in the early 1960s, when anti-colonial activists stripped off their ties... (Chicago Tribune)
High flyerBotswana's new leader bucks tradition to pilot his own course Apr 3, 2008
However, the crowds joked about how the smooth transition of power bucked recent African history and was in marked contrast to the current dramas in neighbouring Zimbabwe. By virtue of his birth, Ian Khama is a paramount chief of the Bamangwato people, the largest ethnic group in Botswana. (BBC News -- Africa)
Art motivates life Apr 1, 2008
Studying African history as a student at SUNY Albany familiarized Murphy with the poetry of Maya Angelou, whose talent for finding empathy in readers amazed him. Many of Murphy's works also express emotions in words that he leaves to the reader to interpret with a positive mind. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Law on retirees' side Mar 29, 2008
South African pensioners have had their fingers badly burned the R650-million Masterbond scandal that rocked the financial market in the early 1990s was the biggest corporate collapse in South African history. Thousands of elderly investors lost their lifelong savings in that participation bond scam. (iAfrica.com)
51st Independence Anniversary Celebration in Paris Mar 20, 2008
Last year, Ghanaians all over the world celebrated a historical landmark of Black African History. It is no secret Ghana was the first Black African country to attain independence. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Dress up for winter| Mar 18, 2008
Some would have noticed the relation of the clothing again to the museum's collection of ostrich feather shawls, frilly overgarments and hyde-textured materials echoing South African history. Carrying on from the African theme, Tando Zamxaka's designs were afro-inspired with a touch of colonial. (iAfrica.com)
73 comments Mar 17, 2008
" Thanks, Bill. We're glad to hear this is the last time you'll say that. Thanks for everything. Bye now. Mark, VirginiaMar 14, 2008 @ 10:45 AMDespite having been treated extremely well by the American system (and probably better than she merits), Michelle Obama has huge resentments and a giant chip on her shoulder with regard to white America. You can be sure, if she were First Lady (which she never will be), she would be harping on the white majority of the nation from day one - telling us why... (Human Events Online)
George Marsh Fredrickson, authority on racism; at 73 Mar 10, 2008
Mr. Fredrickson, who was the Edgar E. Robinson Professor of United States History at Stanford when he retired in 2002, wrote several highly regarded books, including "White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History" (1981). A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, "White Supremacy" examined crucial similarities and differences in the development of apartheid in South Africa and the Jim Crow system of segregation in the American South. (Boston Globe)
Independence Day in Madison, Wisconsin Mar 7, 2008
Madison, Wisconsin The Ghanaian community in Madison, under the auspices of Ghana Association of Madison, Inc (GHAMA) extends a special invitation to individuals, institutions and organizations interested in Ghanaian and African history and culture to join them in celebrating Ghanas 51st Independence Anniversary. The Ghana Association of Madison, Inc (GHAMA) in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin -Madison African Studies Program will organize a forum on Ghanaian Dance and the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Who inherits Nkrumahs crown? Mar 4, 2008
Ghana at 50 celebrations confirmed Kwame Nkrumahs role and his place in contemporary Ghanaian and African history, as Africas foremost Patriot and father of independent Africa. His legacy forever lives on. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Obama Learned Politics Helping the Poor Feb 24, 2008
Eventually, he began attending Trinity United Church of Christ, a church - not affiliated with his project - whose pastors honored African history and preached the importance of giving back to the community. A major task during Obama's stay was getting the Chicago Housing Authority to remove asbestos insulation from the Altgeld Gardens housing project. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Junketing around the Junction, Feb. 21 Feb 22, 2008
He is a student and teacher of African history and American history. Kate Henchman will lead the class in The Age of Missing Information meeting March 27 to May 22, at 9:30 a.m. She is a development psychologist. (Concord Journal, MA)
Obama's first lessons in politics came as a community organizer of poor people in Chicago Feb 21, 2008
Eventually, he began attending Trinity United Church of Christ, a church not affiliated with his project whose pastors honored African history and preached the importance of giving back to the community. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
See Celine Dion live| Feb 17, 2008
This is also the first time in South African history that an international artist performs at more than six outdoor stadia during a visit to the country. Tickets for these shows are available exclusively online at. (iAfrica.com)
Murdered professor found in parked car Feb 14, 2008
D. in African History at Stanford University. Dennis also taught at CCSF since 1980, and his faculty profile on that school's Web site states that he was active as a lay chaplain and preacher. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
In Timbuktu, a new move to save ancient manuscripts Feb 5, 2008
The tomes provide a rare glimpse into a precolonial African history of intellectual endeavor and will be preserved thanks to an $8 million donation from South Africa ... Some are close to a thousand years old, written on paper, tanned gazelle skin, or tree bark, and they provide a rare glimpse into a precolonial African history of intellectual endeavor, historians say. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Notice Board Feb 4, 2008
African History Month Showing: Amazing Grace is based on the life of antislavery pioneer. William Wilberforce, who, as a Member of British Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade. (The Amherst Daily)
Staff approval opens way to black-focused school Jan 27, 2008
Start a three-year pilot program this fall in three existing schools that include African history, culture, experiences and the contributions of blacks to society in every aspect of school life ($150,000 per school). Work with York University and, later on, other post-secondary institutions as well as community agencies to establish a centre of research and staff training focused on "best practices for improving school achievement" among all at-risk students ($15,000). (Toronto Star)
'Kill two, get one free': Kenya's cry of hate Jan 6, 2008
This led to the closest-fought election in African history. The violence has killed more than 300 people and the wider suffering has been terrible. (Times Online)
Time and food running out for those trapped by warfare Jan 3, 2008
THE plea was redolent of the warnings that emerged at the height of the darkest passage in modern African history: the genocide in Rwanda. "If we aren't rescued from this place we know that tomorrow we will all die," said Agnes, a woman from the Kisii tribe, as she sat on a grass verge outside the district commissioner's office in Kenya's third city of Kisumu. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* [ART JOURNAL] 'Generic creativity,' writ in warp and woof Jan 3, 2008
In moving images the charcoal becomes a tool that almost literally burrows through South African history and human consciousness. Similarly, his drawings, objects, films and shadow figures can work brilliantly for the illusory magic of set design, as his imaginative staging of Mozart's Magic Flute proved recently at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Piecing together 2008 Dec 31, 2007
Fifteen high schools now run their own African history courses. ENTERTAINMENT. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Economy growing at gathering pace Dec 18, 2007
"Since 2004 the growth rate has been over 4.5 percent every year including this year (2007). This is the first time in South African history that we have had four successive years of growth above 4.5 percent," the president told delegates at the ANC's 52nd National Conference in Polokwane. Mbeki said the country had exceeded its Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (AsgiSA) growth target of over 4. (iAfrica.com)
Sino synergy Dec 17, 2007
If approved, the transaction, the largest foreign direct investment in South African history, will make the Chinese lender Standard Bank s single largest shareholder. More knowledge about China will be helpful to our work, Orphanides says. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
SAfrica's Mbeki hits back at ANC leadership conference Dec 16, 2007
"Since 2002 the economy has grown at a gathering pace ... Since 2004 it has been over 4.5 percent a year. This is the first time in South African history that we have had four successive years of growth above that 4.5 percent," he said. "Our movement has the appropriate policies to defeat poverty and underdevelopment and create a better life for all our people.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
History, lore reader favourites Dec 11, 2007
This comprehensive history begins in early African history and then examines "the West African trade in slaves to the Americas which lasted for some four hundred years.". Pachai explores the arrival in Canada and Nova Scotia of slaves and then free black settlers. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Conference Circuit Dec 9, 2007
The symposium is under the auspices of TAU's Department of Middle Eastern and African History and the Center for Research into the Heritage of the Jews of Egypt. Former residents of Port Sa'id will be among the speakers as will Lova Eliav, Avraham Dar and Shlomo Hillel who were all involved in Operation Tushia, a sensitive mission, which in the early 1950s worked to bring Jews from Egypt in general, and Port Sa'id in particular, to Israel. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
Sending Backpacks to Uganda Dec 8, 2007
Pigott teaches African history and his students learn about the historical, cultural, political and economic sources of why modern Africa is the way it is. He said when he asks for solutions about Africa, his students say it is the lack of education that is the root of its problems. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Books: Book Review: Diamonds, Gold and War Nov 30, 2007
The Fate of Africa" was Martin Meredith's monumental study of 50 years of postcolonial African history, all of it compressed into a single, mesmerizing volume. Although the range of his material was enormous, Meredith managed to present a strong narrative and sharp overview." ... The Fate of Africa" was Martin Meredith's monumental study of 50 years of postcolonial African history, all of it compressed into a single, mesmerizing volume. Although the range of his material was enormous, Meredith... (International Herald Tribune)
Sudan charges teacher in teddy bear case;revenge seen as motive Nov 29, 2007
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in Darfur and more than 2 million have been driven from their homes, largely by the government-backed militia group known as the janjaweed, in one of the worst humanitarian crises in African history. Fareena Alam, editor of Q-News, a leading Muslim magazine in Britain, said she also suspected the Khartoum government was saying to the West, "We're going to show you how tough we are.". (Boston Globe)
Rhodes not taken Nov 27, 2007
Schultz was thinking about graduate school and, finding that the two African history programs in the U.S. were both "very, very Marxist," turned to Oxford and applied for a Rhodes Scholarship. When he was turned down, he decided to look at other career choices. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Edgards secures FIFA gear deal Nov 21, 2007
Steve Ross, CEO of Edcon, said the company was proud to be associated with the "biggest sporting event in African history to date". Sapa. (iAfrica.com)
To save Africa: a missing step Nov 13, 2007
Yet in the "save Africa" cauldron, you will find two active ingredients missing: Africans and modern African history. Africans want former colonial powers to be held accountable for a history of suffering. (Christian Science Monitor)
Hall of Shame: Mzbel, Sex Perverts & Beauty queens Nov 10, 2007
I simply cannot accept why his Rainbow nation registered themselves in the ugly pages of African history by signing into law, on December 1, 2006, the freedom for those sex perverts in society, homosexuals and lesbians to indulge in same sex marriage. I am unable to stomach reasons proffered by the Mbekis government after having succumbed to the vile arguments of these perverts. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Oakland label Hiero Imperium bringing in 'da funk Nov 10, 2007
Originally formed by Del (Ice Cube's cousin and the author of Cube's "A Gangsta's Fairytale"), the crew modeled their name after ancient Egyptian pictographs, which not only spoke to their interest in African history, but also "sounded clean," says Jones, 35. "The writing's on the wall - we were writing all these raps and stuff - you gotta decipher 'em," explains Carter, adding, "We had our own little way of rapping, where it took a couple listens to really get what we were saying. It just kinda... (San Francisco Chronicle)
