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The Only Black Family On The Titanic

Posted in African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, Europe, Haiti, History, Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche, Knowledge, Life, Racism, Titanic on June 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Thanks to Adrianne for sharing this untold moment of Black history with the googlegroup. Click on the image to read about their saga.

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South Africa’s Changing Political Climate

Posted in Africa, Capitalism, Economics, History, Imperialism, Iskandar Langalibalele, Jacob Zuma, Pan Africanism, Racism, South Africa, Tanzania, Truth and Reconciliation on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress A few things about ANC and Jacob Zuma. The recent presidential victory of Zuma seems to indicate that ANC has stepped away somewhat from the politics of compromise with Imperialism. The Young Communist League, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and other formations have gotten behind him [...]

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White Supremacy, Imperialism and Fascism in America

Posted in African-Americans, Banks, Business, Capitalism, Conservatism, Critical Thinking, Economics, Europe, Fascism, Genocide, Globalization, History, Imperialism, Iskandar Langalibalele, Liberalism, Pan Africanism, Racism, racist exploitation, Republicans, Socialism, United States, Wallstreet Bailout, Work on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Breaking down the concentrated class struggle Right now US society needs a clear understanding of the difference between socialism and fascism because a war is being waged against working class people. Americans fail to understand the class basis of the State. They also have a difficulty in making comparative analyses between the US brand of [...]

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The State and Imperialism

Posted in Banks, Barack Obama, Business, Capitalism, Conservatism, Corruption, Critical Thinking, Economics, Europe, Fascism, Genocide, Geopolitics, Globalization, History, Holocaust, Imperialism, Iskandar Langalibalele, Law, Leadership, Liberalism, Politics, Racism, United States on March 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »

What is going on with President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan? If we can take the word of economists like Paul Krugman and others, the government needs to wait out this period of “financial crisis” because it will stabilize over the next nine months or so. However, Obama continues to push for the so-called bank [...]

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When Do-Overs and Make-Overs Have Played Out

Posted in Capitalism, Critical Thinking, Genocide, Globalization, Health Care, History, Imperialism, Iskandar Langalibalele, Knowledge on March 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »

2012: The Dismal End or a New Beginning Everywhere, a world of misery and despair surrounds me. Old folks struggling to pay their rent, bills or to get their medicine. Drug abusers whose cooked brains keep them impaired to the point where they expect the real world to fit into their delusions. From Congo to [...]

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“Africa privatizes where other nationalize!” by Nkawzi N. Mhango

Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, Barack Obama, Capitalism, Economics, Geopolitics, Globalization, History, Imperialism, Life, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Politics, racist exploitation, U.S.A on March 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The news that the US government is eying Citigroup to acquire some shares can not go without being dissected. This is interpreted as nationalization of the same. It’s reported last month that the US government was intending to acquire 40% of common stock of the biggest bank in America. All this aims at saving it from going under [...]

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Our Own Black Shining Prince!

Posted in Activism, Black History, History, Leadership, Life, Malcolm X, News on February 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz: 19 May 1925 – 21 February 1965 Although I missed the anniversary of the death of Malcom X, I still feel obliged to pay him homage. Next to Jesus Christ and Rev. Martin Luther King, he influenced me in becoming the man I am today. I think I have read “The Autobiography of Malcolm [...]

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Bits and Bytes

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Barack Obama, Black History, History, Life, Martin Luther King, News, Politics on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here are some thoughts from around the AfroSphere regarding the events of this week: The always interesting and unique voice of Sonskystar: Ballin’ While Broke: My Prospective of Dr. King’s Dream  An article by daddyBstrong on Dr. King:  This holiday, Dr. King may ask, “Are there any drum majors here?” From Gunfighter: Barack Obama & The End of [...]

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