U.S. entertainment, music industry exploits South African musicians
Copyright is the most important type of protection available to musicians. It has even been boldly asserted that “the recording industry is built on copyrights.” Without...
Zindzi Mandela, an offspring of struggle, dies at 59
There is no doubt, the name Mandela is synonymous with a legacy of struggle for the soul and transformation of South Africa. Zindziswa “Zindzi” Mandela...
Condemning Belgium’s King Leopold II and enslavement, murder of 10 million Congolese
An online petition condemning the brutality King Leopold II was nearing 100,000 signatures as this column went to press. The Belgian king, according...
Police brutality in the U.S., its roots and some views from the Motherland
In Senegalese scholar Mahamadou Lamine Sagna's 2019 book, “Cornel West Matters: Politics, Violence, Racism and Religion in America,” he helps explain the...
The Motherlands powerful influence on Islam
An important collection of historical accounts about the spread of Islam in the Motherland is captured in “Africa’s Islamic Experience: History, Culture and Politics”...
Seattle, Sudan and unlikely similarities in autonomous zones, calls to end repression
In a tweet, President Trump threatened to “take back” the city of Seattle, Wash., after protesters responding to the death of George Floyd...
U.S. seeks to use Africa as pawn in war of influence against China and Russia
In a speech unveiling U.S. strategy to counter Chinese and Russian influence in Africa, National Security Advisor John Bolton, a “notorious hawk who advocates...
Pandemic shaping economic, social climate of East and Southern Africa
In many East and Southern African countries, local, regional and national lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic have been extended, reported Equinet. “Their impacts...
Ethiopian rabbis win court victory in Israel, but struggle continues for Africans in the Zionist State
Sixteen Ethiopian rabbis recently won what is being touted as a landmark court case against discrimination in the Zionist State of Israel. In proceedings...
Pan-African solidarity in the midst of a crisis Final Call Covid-19, Africa forum unites experts across continent with audience in U.S.
WASHINGTON—According to recent figures published by Johns Hopkins University, over 2.7 million cases of Covid-19 have been detected worldwide, with 192,019 deaths and 752,148 people now...