The District of Columbia held its 2nd Annual Chuck Brown Day on Aug. 20 at Chuck Brown Memorial Park in Northeast D.C. Their patrons got to listen to the Chuck Brown Band, participate in fun activities and pay homage to the Godfather of Go-Go music. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton designated Aug. 22 – Brown’s […]
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Black German Musicians Unite to Fight Racism
Synopsis: At the centre of this film are musicians Ade Bantu, D-Flame and Mamadee. When Ade was 15 years old his father was murdered in Nigeria. Following that he moved to Cologne with his German mother and siblings. When D-Flame’s problems with his mother escalated he was sent into a home and turned criminal. When […]
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The Powerlist 2013: Britain’s Most Influential Blacks and Europe’s Most Powerful Black People
The Powerlist 2013 featuring Britain’s most influential black people and a extra list of 30 most influential black people in Europe has been released. Architect David Adjaye is number one this year on the list of Britain’s most influential black people. Britain’s prime minister David Cameron writes in the forward: “We should never underestimate […]
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Blacks In Europe: Hans Massaquoi
Hans Massaquoi, the former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote the distinctive memoir “Destined to Witness: Growing up Black in Nazi Germany”, has died. His son said Massaquoi died Saturday (Jan. 19, 2013), on his 87th birthday, in Jacksonville. He had been hospitalized over the Christmas holidays. “He had quite a journey in life,” said […]
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Helen Grant First Black Female Conservative Minister in the UK
David Cameron’s Conservative Party has quietly made history by electing the first woman of African descent to British Parliament. Helen Grant, whose father is Nigerian, practiced family law in private practice before winning her seat to represent one of the 17 constituencies in London’s Kent County. Not known for a history of inclusiveness, the Conservative […]
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“SlaveryThe Game”
Source: Afro-Europe International Blog The trailer shows how gamers may trade slaves, conquer countries and even choose their means of torture and their personal burning marks. It was revealed today that the notorious trailer is fictional. The purpose of the trailer is firstly to confront people with an important, but often-neglected part of history. Secondly, […]