Thomas Sankara: Africa Needs More Revolutionary Leaders
Thomas Sankara. Photo: Book cover–“Voices of Liberation: Thomas Sankara.” Thirty five years ago Africa’s struggle for true independence suffered a…
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Burkina Faso Coup and Other Woes—United States of Africa remains Imperative
Kwame Nkrumah shown with Kennedy during a state visit to the United States in 1961. The U.S. was already working…
Justice for Thomas Sankara: Extradite Blaise Compaore To Burkina Faso!
Convicted killer Blaise Compaore A military court in Burkina Faso on January 6, 2022 handed a life-sentence to former president…
Guinea Coup: Will Useless President Conde Be Replaced By Useless Military?
Alpha Conde–good riddance. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In Guinea a useless president was overthrown in a coup d’etat by a useless…
Burkina Faso Indictment Seeks Compaore In Thomas Sankara Murder
Compaore, indicted for murder of Sankara, shown with President Bush back in the day. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A military court…
Pan-African Profile: Thomas Sankara “The Upright Man”
Thomas Sankara, political leader of Burkina Faso in the 1980s, was born on December 21, 1949 in Yako, a northern…
Happy Birthday Thomas Isadore Noel Sankara
Sankara. From Robin Shuffield’s “Upright Man.” [Commentary] Happy Birthday Thomas Isadore Noel Sankara: (December 21, 1949–October 15, 1987) You flashed…
Nkrumah’s Vision for Africa’s Development Still Offers Best Viable Path
Nkrumah had a vision. Photo: Flickr. Rampant and pervasive corruption in Africa and the widespread impoverishment of the masses is…
#ProudAfricans Rally Feb. 15 To Repudiate Trump’s Racist Slur At United Nations
Some of the organizers of the upcoming #ProudAfricans rally. Photo: Black Star News [Commentary] Malcolm X was one of the…
BurkinaStyle: ‘Take Back Your Power’
Thomas Sankara, who loved his African people, relaxing — listen to the speech that got him killed three months later…
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