Jean Russeau wrote in Social Contract, “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.” To free himself, Russeau suggests that man must gain security and a measure of freedom from action, in exchange for surrender of rights and property to the general will. This is not the language of compliance or cowardice but [...]
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
“Africa needs to sign a new social contract” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Geopolitics, Knowledge, Leadership, News, Nkwazi Mhango on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Day My Heart Broke
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, News, RnB, Whitney Houston on February 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Rest in Peace My Beautiful Diva!
Boko Haram: The New (Black) African Al-Qaeda?
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Boko Haram, Exploitation, Geopolitics, News, Nigeria, Terrorism on January 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been following the news events about Nigeria’s supposedly Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. However, something doesn’t sit right with me in the way the whole situation is being reported. Of course, western media as usual simplifies all conflicts into 2 opposing sides… in this case Muslims vs. Christians… with these Muslim extremists confirming all [...]
“The US Plan to Destabilize Sudan” by Thomas C. Mountain
Posted in AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Exploitation, Geopolitics, News, Oil, South Sudan, War on January 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
As South Sudan implodes in a growing mass insanity of ethnic violence and once again tens of thousands have to flee for their lives the warning signs all point towards the US plan to destabilize Sudan having begun to hit its stride. To start with, the US pays the salaries for the Sudan Peoples Liberation [...]
“What a year that 2011 was!” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Jasmine Revolution, News, Nkwazi Mhango on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
December is a time when writers, editors, analysts and all who make news what it is, are busy researching on what to write to wind up the year. Likewise, all media houses and outlets are busy hunting for a sound summary of the year. This is what this article is all about today. Truly, the [...]
The Al Jazeera slavery debate
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Aljazeera English, Exploitation, News, Slavery, YouTube on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Killing and treatment of Gaddafi blow to NTC” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, News, Nkwazi Mhango on November 5, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Although former Libya strongman Muammar Gaddaffi was almost hated by everybody except those who were closer to him, what the new regime did to display his remains for public to ridicule was unreasonable. There might be three reasons as to why Gaddafi was killed and publicly displayed. One, it is either the order came from [...]
“Elite Liberal Libelers: The Modern Face of Black-on-Black Crime” By Lisa Fritsch
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Lisa Fritsch, News, Project 21, U.S. Politics on October 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Op-ed submission by Project 21 Jesse Jackson, Andre Carson, Maxine Waters and Walter Fauntroy are the new face of black-on-black crime. The term “black-on-black crime” was coined in the eighties to publicize shockingly disproportionate amounts of violent crimes perpetrated within the black community. Now, instead of Bloods and Crips, the new gang threatening black neighborhoods [...]


