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Belize Independence Day: Exploring the History and Culture of the Garifuna Tribe, the Descendants of Shipwrecked Ibibio and Carib-Awarak People

Sep 20, 2021 10:00AM ● By Oga Africa

Happy Independence Day, Belize! The South American country, which gained independence on September 21st, 1973, is home to a variety of ethnicities and cultures and is seen as the Caribbean because of its creolized culture. We are celebrating the country by exploring the history and culture of the Garifuna, Garinago, or Black Carib tribe.

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Recipes of the Diaspora: Guinea-Bissau Independence Edition: Caldo de Mancarra/Chicken with Peanut Stew

Sep 19, 2021 09:00AM ● By Oga Africa

Happy Independence Day, Guinea-Bissau. This West African country, not to be confused with Guinea or Equatorial Guinea, gained independence on September 24th, 1973.

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Try These Delicious Kittitian and Nevisian Dishes: Celebrating St. Kitts and Nevis’s Independence Day

Sep 18, 2021 09:00AM ● By Oga Africa

Happy Independence Day, St. Kitts and Nevis! On September 19th, 1983, this Caribbean country gained independence from the British. Today we are exploring the history and cuisine of this Caribbean country.

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58 Years Ago, Virgil Lamar Ware Was Murdered While Riding on the Handlebars of His Brother’s Bicycle

Sep 16, 2021 10:00AM ● By Kassidy Garland

While the tragedy of the 16th street church bombing covered the front of every newspaper, the murder of Virgil Lamar was swept to the side.

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Celebrate Eric Garner, Catalyst for the Black Lives Matters Movement, On What Would Have Been His 51st Birthday

Sep 15, 2021 09:30AM ● By Kassidy Garland

The video of Eric Garner’s treatment by Police and his death sparked outrage all over the country. “I can’t breathe” echoed as people marched through the streets demanding justice.

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58th Anniversary of The 16th Street Church Bombing

Sep 15, 2021 02:30AM ● By Kassidy Garland

Shortly before 11AM, the congregation was shaken by an explosion, and they knew it was no accident. The 16th Street Baptist church was a predominantly Black congregation and the space was often used as a meeting place for Civil Rights activists.

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The Youth of Eswatini Are Leading a Revolution: Eswatini’s Independence Day

Sep 05, 2021 05:42PM ● By Oga Africa

Happy Independence Day, Eswatini. On September 6th, 1968, this Southern African country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Today we explore the idea of freedom in the country through the lens of ESwatini’s human rights protests and poverty issues and investigate the youth’s role in the current Eswatini revolution.

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Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Activist Turns 82

Sep 05, 2021 12:35PM ● By Kassidy Garland

On March 2, 1955, Claudette was on her way home from school, when the driver of the public bus demanded that she move to accommodate a white woman. The other children she was sitting with moved, but Claudette refused.

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Celebrating Seven Black Women in Medicine That You Should Know

Aug 31, 2021 04:00PM ● By Boitumelo Masihleho

August is Women’s Month in South Africa and we’re ending it off celebrating seven inspiring Black women in medicine who are true trail-blazers.

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Sierra Leone Offers Citizenship to African Diasporans with Sierra Leonean Ancestry

Aug 31, 2021 02:00PM ● By Nana Ama Addo

Through a partnership with African Ancestry and African American businessman Diallo Sumbry, who also played a monumental role in creating Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ campaign, the country’s president announced that people who could prove they have Sierra Leonean DNA were eligible for Sierra Leonean citizenship.

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