Today marks the 82nd birthday of Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party. The youngest of seven children, Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana. The family later fled to Oakland, California, because of the South's history of violence against Africans.
Newton co-founded the party in 1966 with classmate Bobby Seale, becoming its leading theorist and political strategist, and introducing internationalism among the party's ranks. Though they originally sought to challenge police brutality, they also created over 60 social programmes—renamed Survival Programmes—in 1971. The most famous was Free Breakfast for Children, which fed youths in US cities where BPP had chapters. J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's director at the time, worked against the party because of its considerable support among Blacks and liberal Whites. Federal agents had arrested or killed some party members.
Newton co-founded the party in 1966 with classmate Bobby Seale, becoming its leading theorist and political strategist, and introducing internationalism among the party's ranks. Though they originally sought to challenge police brutality, they also created over 60 social programmes—renamed Survival Programmes—in 1971. The most famous was Free Breakfast for Children, which fed youths in US cities where BPP had chapters. J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's director at the time, worked against the party because of its considerable support among Blacks and liberal Whites. Federal agents had arrested or killed some party members.
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Continued….Many years later, a member of the Black Guerilla Family gang shot and killed Newton on 22 August 22 1989 in Oakland. In 2021, a commemorative plaque that read, 'Dr. Huey P. Newton Way,' was applied to a three-block section of the city's 9th Street at the corner he was murdered.
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AFRO-GERMANS: A HISTORY OF PERSECUTION
From human zoos during the colonial era, to Nazi concentration camps - Africans have suffered at the hands of Germany. Today, the country celebrates diversity, but it wasn’t always like that. Here’s a short history of the persecution, racism and dehumanisation Afro-Germans have had to endure.
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From human zoos during the colonial era, to Nazi concentration camps - Africans have suffered at the hands of Germany. Today, the country celebrates diversity, but it wasn’t always like that. Here’s a short history of the persecution, racism and dehumanisation Afro-Germans have had to endure.
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WOULD YOU TRADE PLACES WITH A BLACK PERSON?
There are many ways to raise awareness about racism - including being invited out to dinner! A group called Race to Dinner, run by US social justice campaigners, offers White women the chance to confront their prejudices and privilege during a soirée of fine wine and food. (The fact that participants can each afford the $2,500 attendance fee might be their first clue to their privilege!)
In this clip from one such dinner, the women round the table are asked if they’d trade places with a Black person. Most refuse - a clear indication that they are in fact already well aware of the advantages their Whiteness gives them. While the few that do say they would, appear to be naive - or feigning naïveté - about the realities of racism… something the Race-to-Dinner organiser quickly schools them on.
Have a watch and then let us know: would you ever trade places with… a White person?
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There are many ways to raise awareness about racism - including being invited out to dinner! A group called Race to Dinner, run by US social justice campaigners, offers White women the chance to confront their prejudices and privilege during a soirée of fine wine and food. (The fact that participants can each afford the $2,500 attendance fee might be their first clue to their privilege!)
In this clip from one such dinner, the women round the table are asked if they’d trade places with a Black person. Most refuse - a clear indication that they are in fact already well aware of the advantages their Whiteness gives them. While the few that do say they would, appear to be naive - or feigning naïveté - about the realities of racism… something the Race-to-Dinner organiser quickly schools them on.
Have a watch and then let us know: would you ever trade places with… a White person?
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From Ivorian triumph at the African Cup of Nations to raising awareness about indigenous rights at Brazil’s Carnival, here’s our weekly photo dump.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast captain Max-Alain Gradel and teammate Simon Adingra kiss the Africa Cup of Nations trophy after beating Nigeria in the final at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium.
Nairobi, Kenya - World marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum was killed along with his Rwandan coach in a car accident near his home. Tributes poured in from around the country.
Cape Town, South Africa - Players of the Palestinian national football team pose for a photo ahead of a friendly match against South Africa.
Cairo, Egypt - A new era of relations began between Turkey and Egypt after President Erdogan visited Cairo, his first such trip in 10 years.
Gedaref, Sudan - Vehicles queue at a petrol station in the country’s east amid fuel shortages during the ongoing civil war.
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast captain Max-Alain Gradel and teammate Simon Adingra kiss the Africa Cup of Nations trophy after beating Nigeria in the final at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium.
Nairobi, Kenya - World marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum was killed along with his Rwandan coach in a car accident near his home. Tributes poured in from around the country.
Cape Town, South Africa - Players of the Palestinian national football team pose for a photo ahead of a friendly match against South Africa.
Cairo, Egypt - A new era of relations began between Turkey and Egypt after President Erdogan visited Cairo, his first such trip in 10 years.
Gedaref, Sudan - Vehicles queue at a petrol station in the country’s east amid fuel shortages during the ongoing civil war.
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - On the first day of carnival, the Salgueiro samba school caught everyone's attention by paying tribute to Indigenous people who live under siege by illegal miners and loggers.
Washington DC, US - After the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, President Biden posted a meme of himself with laser beams shooting from his eyes, angering many who regarded it as distasteful amid Israel’s US-backed war in Gaza.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Abdoulaye Diop, Mali’s foreign minister, attends a meeting of the ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
Rabat, Morocco - Moroccans rally in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Vatican City, Vatican - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan met with Pope Francis, holding talks on social development in Tanzania and peace promotion in Africa.
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Washington DC, US - After the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, President Biden posted a meme of himself with laser beams shooting from his eyes, angering many who regarded it as distasteful amid Israel’s US-backed war in Gaza.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Abdoulaye Diop, Mali’s foreign minister, attends a meeting of the ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
Rabat, Morocco - Moroccans rally in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Vatican City, Vatican - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan met with Pope Francis, holding talks on social development in Tanzania and peace promotion in Africa.
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UNLOCKING AFRICA’S ECONOMY
Africa can only realise its potential by standing on its own two feet. Achievement does not mean flying to the moon, according to Pan-African scholar PLO Lumumba. Progress starts with the basics, like providing water to villages and using African chickens to lay African eggs instead of importing poultry products.
It’s a simple strategy the continent still fails to grasp, but it doesn’t have to be that way. And listening to Lumumba’s arguments, it’s hard to disagree.
A lot of African farmland grows profitable export crops like coffee and cocoa, while staples like wheat and rice are imported. However, most of these can and should be produced locally. If they are not, the continent remains hostage to global food supplies and rising prices.
Food, though, is just one example. As Lumumba explains, the concept of sovereignty can be applied across all sectors.
Africa can only realise its potential by standing on its own two feet. Achievement does not mean flying to the moon, according to Pan-African scholar PLO Lumumba. Progress starts with the basics, like providing water to villages and using African chickens to lay African eggs instead of importing poultry products.
It’s a simple strategy the continent still fails to grasp, but it doesn’t have to be that way. And listening to Lumumba’s arguments, it’s hard to disagree.
A lot of African farmland grows profitable export crops like coffee and cocoa, while staples like wheat and rice are imported. However, most of these can and should be produced locally. If they are not, the continent remains hostage to global food supplies and rising prices.
Food, though, is just one example. As Lumumba explains, the concept of sovereignty can be applied across all sectors.
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE
Affirmative action is a set of policies and practices aimed at promoting equal opportunities for underrepresented groups, particularly in education and employment, to address systemic discrimination. It originated in the United States during the 1960s as a response to the Civil Rights Movement. Over time, affirmative action policies have become a subject of debate and legal challenges, with some arguing they constitute ‘reverse discrimination’ against white and Asian people.
Affirmative action is a set of policies and practices aimed at promoting equal opportunities for underrepresented groups, particularly in education and employment, to address systemic discrimination. It originated in the United States during the 1960s as a response to the Civil Rights Movement. Over time, affirmative action policies have become a subject of debate and legal challenges, with some arguing they constitute ‘reverse discrimination’ against white and Asian people.
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Continued….However, highlighting the fight for equal access does not excuse Reid for not covering the foreign-fueled humanitarian crisis in her father’s home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. US public radio network National Public Radio recently asked her about her Congolese background and she had nothing to say about the decades-long conflict. Beyond that, she has been dismissing dissenting voices as ‘Russian bots’ since Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election. Leaning on one’s identity, while demonising ordinary people, is on par with US neoliberal politics.
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Sanctions are portrayed by the West as a way of punishing wrong-doers. Putting aside the question of who appointed the West the world’s policeman, the fact is that sanctions often hit the wrong target - people rather than officials. This is especially true in Africa, which has long been in the sanctions cross hairs. And in reality, they are just a tool for those who wield them to get their own way and maintain dominance. No wonder the US & co. love using them so much! Our Facts of the Week this week break it down.
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‘YOU CAN’T HAVE PEACE UNTIL EVERYBODY’S EQUAL’
“You can have peace and be enslaved.” Pan-African activist Kwame Ture explains how actual freedom means liberation from injustice in this documentary drama film from 1968, “Tell Me Lies” by Peter Brook.
Ture seems to be playing himself as the lines he espouses in the film are consistent with everything he has said in his long life dedicated to the struggle for Revolutionary Pan-Africanism underpinned by a socialist development path.
He was one of the most visible leaders of the ‘Black Power’ movement - a phrase he coined - while he was prime minister of the Black Panther Party.
“You can have peace and be enslaved.” Pan-African activist Kwame Ture explains how actual freedom means liberation from injustice in this documentary drama film from 1968, “Tell Me Lies” by Peter Brook.
Ture seems to be playing himself as the lines he espouses in the film are consistent with everything he has said in his long life dedicated to the struggle for Revolutionary Pan-Africanism underpinned by a socialist development path.
He was one of the most visible leaders of the ‘Black Power’ movement - a phrase he coined - while he was prime minister of the Black Panther Party.
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