Nelson Mandela Day: The Great NYC Visit
The Archives: Nelson Mandela in New York in 1990 Nelson Mandela International Day, also known as Mandela Day, is an annual day in honor of Mandela, celebrated July…
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SOUTH AFRICA REBUKED FOR ALLOWING SUDAN LEADER TO GO FREE
Jun. 15 (GIN) – In a closely-watched meeting of African Union leaders, the presence of alleged war criminal Omar al-Bashir, president of Sudan, neither produced an arrest or…
Africa Must Wake Up! A Call To Action
This is Lumumba's 90th birthday year On May 21, 2015, many of us in the United States gathered to pay homage the martyr El Hajj Malik El Shabazz,…
Jesse Jackson To Pope Francis: Denounce Institutional Racism In G-20 And World Bank
Pope Francis has been a courageous strong advocate of marginalized communities NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 930 East 50thtStreet, Chicago, Illinois 60615 Phone: (773) 373-3366, Fax: (773) 3733571 May 18, 2015…
XENOPHOBIA FOSTERED IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS, CRITICS SAY
Apr. 27 (GIN) – The practice of denying children without visas or with refugee parents admission to South African public schools has helped foment the current rash of…
BACKLASH FOLLOWS SOUTH AFRICA’S XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS ON AFRICANS
Apr. 19 (GIN) – Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of…
Western Sahara Independence: President Obama, Rep. Lewis, Rev. Jackson, On Wrong Side Of History
Rev. Jackson; champion of voting rights for all -- except Saharawis? Stirring statements on the sanctity of voting rights flowed from President Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and…
Governor Cuomo To Lead New York Trade Mission To Cuba
New York's Governor Cuomo Trade Mission Delegation Will Include New York State Officials and Business Leaders and Will Leave for Cuba on April 20th Chief of the Cuban…
FIRE RIPS THROUGH MINE AS INVESTORS EYE PROFITS
Feb. 23 (GIN) – An early morning fire swept through the Kusasalethu gold mine, southwest of Johannesberg, trapping close to 500 workers on a Sunday shift. The miners…
Uganda’s Janani Luwum, Murdered By Amin, Honored As 20th Century Martyr
Archbishop Luwum -- murdered by Gen. Amin GULU, Uganda--Ugandans have set 16th February 2015 as the day when they will converge at Wii Gweng, Mucwini in Kitgum district,…