(CNN) Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of one of hip-hop's most seminal and iconic figures, has died at age 69, the Marin County, California, sheri
TRIBUTE TO DR. IVAN VAN SERTIMA—GREAT MAN AND SCHOLAR
It gives me very great pleasure to pay tribute to a great man in the land of his birth, especially at such an auspicious time--the fiftieth anniversary of the national independence of Guyana. My
Ex-PAC leader Makwetu 'died a bitter man'ANTI-apartheid activist and former P
Read more…January 29, 2016 It is with much sadness and tears that the passing of a beloved warrior Sundiata Sadiq has been learned. He passed this morning at home in the presence of his loving family.
It is with great difficulty for people to completely express
A legend among American ‘Radical’ lawyers, and a quintessential New Yorker, Liz Fink has passed away. by Cynthia McKinney
In a time when true friendship is a lost art, I can truly say that Dedon Kamathi was my friend. How difficult it is for me to use the past tense.
I am listening now to KPFK, the Los Angeles community radio station that Dedon truly l
BY JESSE JACKSON
August 18, 2015
The news this weekend that Julian Bond passed away at 75 saddened me deeply. America has lost a true and still vital champion for justice. President Barack Obama, hailing Bond as a hero and a friend, noted that “Jul
Written By Joylyn McPherson (sister)
In memory of my brother Dr. Ras ESP McPherson
Inspired 26 June 2015
Its three years you are not here,
Seem like a dream, I did not prepare,
Its like you have gone to an
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Elombe Brath Foundation, Inc.
The Wake: Thursday, April 9th, 2015 between 4 and 8PM
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 W 138th St, New York, NY 10030
(212) 862-7474
Funeral Service: Friday, April 10th, 201
Taffara Deguefe 1926-2015
Ato Taffara Deguefe, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia during the 70's, died Friday on the 6th day of March 2015 at age 89 in Vancouver, Canada. He is remembered as the one who revolutionized the Ethiopian banking
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* On Saturday, January 10th 2015 Phil Africa, revolutionary, John Africa’s First Minister of Defense, and beloved brother, husband and father, passed away under suspicious circumstances at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, PA. On Sunday
Mayor Marion Barry, I remember you! Thanks for being here. #MarionBarry Thanks For The Courage To Stand, And Serve. ~Kwasi #sophic
[ VIEWPOINT | BY PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA ]Oliver Reginald Tambo would have turned ninety seven years old on 27 October 2014 had we been given the privilege to share just a few more years with him in our midst.
It has, over the years, become increasingly
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