On 30thDecember 2006, the world witnessed humiliating hanging of Saddam Hussein, former Iraq’s tyrant, after being arrested bolted in a spider hole. Many thought other dictators would make a note of the sudden and unceremoniously demise and downfall of Saddam. Go figure. They didn’t because of arrogance and faint memories. In essence, dictators are like [...]
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“Gadaffi, Dictators and faint memory if any” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, African Union, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Democracy, Leadership, Liberation, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Nkwazi Mhango, Revolution on August 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Blackout of humanitarian crisis in Cote d’Ivoire
Posted in Africa, African Elections, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Alassana Ouattara, Aljazeera English, Cote d’Ivoire, Crimes Against Humanity, Democracy, Genocide, Jasmine Revolution, Laurent Gbagbo, Leadership, News, Revolution on March 27, 2011 | 12 Comments »
In the wake of the enormous media coverage of the uprisings and so-defined “revolutions” in North Africa and the Middle East, I am hard pressed to find any media coverage of the escalating atrocities and impending civil war in Cote d’Ivoire. The “blackout” of this media coverage I am referring to is not within the [...]
Byts and Bytes
Posted in Africa, African Diaspora, Afro-Futurism, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black Issues, Byts and Bytes, Critical Thinking, Cyberspace, Education, Exploitation, Geopolitics, Jazzuloo, Leadership, News, Revolution, Television on March 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
1. Psycho-Slavery: Black Boys, White Female Teachers & the Rise of A.D.H.D. 2. How China has created a new slave empire in Africa 3. Afro-Futurism: The Marketing of Revolution
“Revolution and the Muslim World” by George Friedman
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Democracy, Geopolitics, News, Revolution, Stratfor on February 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Artlice from STRATFOR The Muslim world, from North Africa to Iran, has experienced a wave of instability in the last few weeks. No regimes have been overthrown yet, although as of this writing, Libya was teetering on the brink. There have been moments in history where revolution spread in a region or around the world [...]
“The Gaddaffi we did not know” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Democracy, Geopolitics, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Revolution on February 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
No doubt that what is unfolding in Libya has left many shocked. Nobody would risk thinking that Libyan strong man Muamar Gadaffi would easily been cowered as it happened. Two days after disgruntled Libyans took to the street, Gadaffi was nowhere to be seen or heard. Who would believe that Gadaffi who has been everywhere [...]
Fela Kuti The Relentless Revolutionary Is On Broadway
Posted in Afrobeat, AIDS, Black Panthers, Black Power Movement, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Music, Nigeria, Pan Africanism, police state, Revolution on July 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There’s a New Show on Broadway, the likes of which has never been seen on the stage before! Fela! by Bill T. Jones, famous director and choreographer, along with others have brought to the story of outspoken Nigerian Afrobeat musician and revolutionary social activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti to the American stage!! Bill T. Jones does a great [...]
sat’day riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Critical Thinking, Geopolitics, hip hop music, Immortal Technique, Knowledge, New World Order, Racism, Rap, Revolution, sat'day riddymz, U.S.A on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »


