Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, CEO San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint This is a painful commentary. Humanity demands that we all be treated with fairness. This country has boasted the guarantee to the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Those […]
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Haitian migrants whipped at U.S. border: Outrageous!
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USBP) captured on video corralling Haitian migrants from horseback; charging into individuals with their mounts, shoving them to the ground and whipping migrants as they bring food back to their shelters. (AP Photo) By J.K. Schmid Special to the AFRO The United States has closed its border to Haitian migrants, […]
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Guinea junta won’t let detained ex-president leave country
In this image made from video on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, Guinean President Alpha Conde sits on a sofa in an unknown location. Footage posted on social media showed Guinea’s president Alpha Conde in a room and sat next to a soldier on Sunday, as a Guinean army colonel seized control of state television and […]
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The music and genius of Fela Kuti: Remembering Nigeria’s Afro Beat maverick 24 years on
Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, and pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre Fela Kuti (1938-1997), UK, Jan. 6, 1984. (Mike Moore/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) By Onome Amawhe Zenger News During his lifetime, Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Anikilopa Kuti, who died on Aug. 2, 1997, was a human force of nature who redefined Africa’s music […]
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Official: US will fly ‘massive’ number of Haitians to Haiti
Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in Del Rio presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge as it tries to manage large numbers of […]
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Pelé in ‘semi-intensive’ care, daughter says he’s doing well
In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Brazilian soccer legend Pele attends the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow. On his social media accounts, Pele said on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 that an apparent tumor on the right side of his colon had been removed in an operation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, […]
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More on Social Unrest and Racial Conflict in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
DaQuan Lawrence is a global human rights advocate and scholar activist. (Courtesy photo) By DaQuan Lawrence During the last several weeks, the Republic of South Africa has received much attention due to the social unrest that ensued following the legal decision to jail former president Jacob Zuma. Zuma is to serve 15 months in prison […]
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Op-ed: Pan-African Considerations for the Diaspora in COVID-19 Era
Photo by Nechirwan Kavian on Unsplash By DaQuan Lawrence As the global pandemic continues to develop, catalyze worldwide change, and affect various populations and segments of society disproportionately and indiscriminately, it’s important to consider how working together to support not only the African-American/Black community, but international African diaspora is important. The diaspora’s experience has always […]
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Morgan State alum creates podcast to examine controversial African word
Morgan State alum Iyore Odighizuwa created a podcast series called “5 Mins With an Akata?” which dives into the controversial African word “akata” which is used to describe Black Americans. By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Morgan State alum Iyore Odighizuwa grew up in a multicultural household in Portland, Ore.. “My mother is African-American […]
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Haitian-American named ‘African Queen’ for her philanthropy
Marie Antoinette Jean-Pierre Theligene serves about 1,500 needy persons a month through her nonprofit Valley of Love Ministries. (Courtesy Photo) By AFRO Staff For many, doing charitable works on Earth comes with the promised reward of a crown in heaven. But, for Marie Antoinette Jean-Pierre Theligene that reward will be more immediate. Since 2004, Theligene […]
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Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
In this image made from video on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, Guinean President Alpha Conde sits on a sofa in an unknown location. Footage posted on social media showed Guinea’s president Alpha Conde in a room and sat next to a soldier on Sunday, as a Guinean army colonel seized control of state television and […]
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The AFRO questions US Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on recognizing Saleh, Massoud #Afghanistan #Kabul
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-Texas) speaks to The Afro-American Newspaper using CI Glass on the United States recognizing Afghanistan Acting President Amrullah Saleh and Northern Alliance military leader Ahmad Massoud of the Panjshir Valley along with interviews with US Rep. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina) and ret. US Army ranger Mike […]
