Browsing: Diaspora

James Baldwin (1924-87) used his essays and speeches to challenge systemic racism and injustice in the United States. In this clip from a 1969 debate with…

As California burns, the flames of racism have also been reignited. News coverage of looting going on in abandoned homes was accompanied by video of Black…

Joy and relief flooded Palestinian homes following Qatar announcing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and H*mas. This video showing jubilant children reflects the atmosphere in Gaza…

Incarcerated individuals are risking their lives fighting the fires that have rocked Los Angeles, California, yet are barely receiving fair compensation, with wages that don’t reflect…

Here is New York Times columnist Bret Stephens agitating for an invasion of Venezuela on ‘moral and national security’ grounds. Perhaps this columnist has amnesia or…

War is hell. While most of us are fortunate enough to witness it on social media, radio or television, it is far from abstract for millions…

On 14 January, outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s speech on the ‘Middle East,’ or what we call West Asia, was interrupted several times by…

15 January is John Chilembwe Day in Malawi. It honours the anti-colonial hero of that name who led an uprising against the British in early 1915.…

Julia Sebutinde, the only African judge who serves on the International Court of Justice, made headlines in January 2024 for voting in favour of Israel regarding…

Over a century ago, on 15 January 1918, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser was born. Nasser was an ambitious Pan-African and Pan-Arab who sought to return…