Asali EcclesiastesThe Remarkable Untold Story of Sojourner TruthSmithsonian Magazine - By Cynthia GreenleeOn May 29, 1851, a woman asked to address the attendees of the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron. She cut a striking figure, close to six feet …
Asali EcclesiastesWhy Black Americans should commemorate the history of LiberiaThe Hill - by Roger HouseThe Republic of Liberia was controversial when founded by free Black emigrants from America during the darkest days of slavery. Today, it stands as a …
Asali EcclesiastesCheap, plentiful and devastating: The synthetic drug kush is walloping Sierra Leoneverified_publisherNPR - Tommy TrenchardIt's barely 9 a.m. but the cramped alleyways of Kaduna in the western end of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, are already packed with young men. They sit hunched over on low wooden benches, their eyes closed, heads lolling. Periodically, one lights up a skinny joint, takes a few drags and slumps …
Asali EcclesiastesIgbo landing: Remembering enslaved Africans who chose death over slavery by walking into the oceanupworthy.com - Sethuraman sThe Igbo people walked into the ocean together, and died by suicide as they refused to be slaves for the rest of their lives. Editor's Note: This …
Asali EcclesiastesA movement is growing across Africa and diaspora demanding reparations for the impacts of slavery and colonialismglobalvoices.org - Zita Zage‘Reparations must be paid for the slave trade’The wounds of slavery, colonialism, and their enduring legacies remain unhealed in Africa. Now a …
Asali EcclesiastesOutrageously Paid CEOs Are Making Us Sick—Literallycommondreams.org - Sam Pizzigatihis past summer the Wall Street Journal took a crack at listing the world’s ten highest-paid corporate CEOs. Nine of the ten, the Journal found, last …