Browsing: Diaspora

Today, we pay tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer, an indomitable civil-rights leader and passionate community organiser whose legacy continues to inspire us. She passed away on…

The recent arrest and potential deportation of Syrian-born Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in the US has sparked outrage. Activists across the country are calling for his…

Our continent is poised to integrate more closely with the diaspora. Nigeria and Jamaica have begun discussions on establishing direct flights between the two countries. This…

On 13 March 1979, the New Jewel Movement (NJM), led by Grenadian President Maurice Bishop, overthrew Western-aligned leader Eric Gairy and established the People’s Revolutionary Government…

As Rwanda faces increasing criticism for supporting the M23 militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), public figures, including musicians, are feeling the…

US Senator Marco Rubio has targeted Cuba’s long-standing medical internationalism program, imposing visa restrictions on Cuban officials based on allegations of forced labour. The US government…

Did the United States erase the original message of the Statue of Liberty? According to research done by Joy DeGruy (@dr.joydegruy on Instagram, @drjoydegruy on X)…

In the 1930s, during the Great Depression in the United States, the federal government could no longer ignore the lack of affordable housing. Thus began the…

Racism isn’t just offensive – its a weapon that has been used to colonize, exploit and suppress Black people for centuries. @BlackFactsMatter, a TikTok creator, highlighted…

In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth Bancroft Clark (1914-2005) and his wife, Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-83), designed the ‘Doll Study’ to measure the psychological effects of US…