VOA’s Shaka Ssali, Lion of Kabale, Joins the Ancestors
With Shaka Ssali in Washington, D.C., back in the day. Shaka Ssali, the lion of Kabale, Uganda, has now joined the ancestors. His death, at the age of…
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Harlem Street Renamed After Elombe Brath, Renowned Pan-African and Champion of Black Empowerment
Elombe Brath The great Pan-African leader Elombe Brath's legacy will be recognized Friday June 23, when the southwest corner of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between 124th and…
Did NYPD Know Malcolm X Would Be Assassinated And Tip Off Reporter Jimmy Breslin?
Jimmy Breslin Fifty years ago today, Malcolm X, one of the greatest leaders of Black America, and of all Africans period, was gunned down in a crime still…
Ollie McClean: Founder Of Sankofa, A School Embracing Culture In Education
Ollie McClean -- educator, activist, historian. Photo by Nate Adams Thirty years ago, Ollie McClean established Henson Preparatory School, which was renamed Sankofa International Academy, in 2004. This…