Archive for the ‘Slavery’ Category
The Al Jazeera slavery debate
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Aljazeera English, Exploitation, News, Slavery, YouTube on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Slavery: A 21st Century Evil
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Jasmine Revolution, Occupy Wall Street, Slave Trade, Slavery, Tea Party on October 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I haven’t been paying too much attention to the Occupy Wall Street fiasco. Like the Tea Party Movement, it’s become a media fueled circus (panem et circenses), a reality tv inspired showcase of privileged White americans who are pissed at being forced to downsize their decadent lifestyle, as well as their unrealistic expectations. Americans, both White and Black, [...]
The Story of St. Josephine Bakhita
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Anita Cumberbatch, Black History, Slave Trade, Slavery, St. Josephine Bakhita, YouTube on October 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Submission from Sis. Ana The Story of St Josephine Bakhita, a remarkable woman born in Sudan who was kidnapped by slavers. Despite slavery, rejection, the loss and separation from her family, discrimination and hardship, she kept the faith and retained her dignity as a human being. She is considered by many as the Universal Sister [...]
Restaveks: Haiti’s Child Slaves
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Child Exploitation, Haiti, Life, News, Restaveks, Slavery on December 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I was about to do a post on the continuing Tiger Wood’s saga when I decided to watch BBC World News to get my morning international news information. They did a piece on Haiti’s child slaves known as “Restaveks”, (read news report here). I wonder what they would think of our fascination and insatiable hunger for daily gossip on the [...]
The Great African Scandal
Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Child Exploitation, Economics, Exploitation, Fair Trade, Geopolitics, Ghana, Globalization, Imperialism, Life, Robert Beckford, Slavery, Work on September 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This very informative documentary is by Robert Beckford on his fact finding visit to Ghana and the “new” colonization of Africa. “What has been shall be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”
“Darfur: Are Muslims a Betrayal?” by Nkwazi N. Mhango
Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Arabs, Darfur, Genocide, Geopolitics, Islam, Life, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Omar al-Bashir, Slavery, Sudan on August 28, 2009 | 17 Comments »
“Brother, to me, there are no Muslims in this world presently except Darfuris. Since the Arab-backed illegitimate regime under Omar Bashir started butchering my people, all we mistook to be Muslims, especially Arabs, became infidels (kaffirs) for not acting.” These are the sarcastic words by Salih Fur whom I met on plane on my way to [...]
sat’day riddymz #3
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Akon, Exploitation, Life, Slavery on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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