Browsing: Diaspora

Amidst US President Donald Trump’s attacks on South Africa over the recently enacted Land Expropriation Act that has seen a section of Afrikaners call for US…

On this day, 16 February 1959, Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced US-backed dictator…

On this day, 16 February in 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as prime minister of revolutionary Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced US-backed…

In a speech at Michigan State University on 24 January 1963, revolutionary and civil-rights activist Malcom X (1925-65) drew a distinction between field and house N*groes.…

The UK Conservative Party’s first Black leader, Kemi Badenoch, has faced widespread criticism for her xenophobic and anti-African rhetoric, with many accusing her of catering to…

On this day, 14 February, we celebrate the estimated birth date of the abolitionist, orator, author and great thinker Frederick Douglass (1818-95). Although his date of…

Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl on 9 February set the Internet ablaze. The Pulitzer-winning hip-hop maestro brought along an all-Black dance crew. But…

Like many colonised and enslaved territories, Jamaica fronted strong resistance against imperialism. Listen to legendary Jamaican singer Buju Banton explain the role the Maroons played. The…

In this post, X user Nick Stankovic (@nickstankovic_) points out the irony in the United States advocating for forcing Palestinians out of Gaza while the US…

Ruby Bridges made history on 14 November 1960 as the first Black child to enroll at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, an all-white…