Nelson Mandela arrested

Joseph, James A. (1935- )

James A. Joseph is a lifelong educator and public policy activist who served as the first African American U.S. ambassador to post-apartheid South Africa from 1996-1999. Joseph has worked to promote leadership opportunities in both the corporate world and through the Federal government. The

fave

Source: Black Past

South Africa: Go Well Goldberg, You Put Up a Brave Fight Against Oppression

Lionel Bernstein, Denis Goldberg, Arthur Goldreich, Bob Hepple, Harold Wolpe and his brother-in-law James Kantor were

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Income tax, corporate tax and VAT unlikely to rise, despite crisis

Image: GCIS

fave

Source: TechCentral

Steve Biko - rare TV interview

The Feminist Womens Liberation Witchcraft destroyed the 1960s Black Liberation

fave

Source: Black History Facts 365

In Fight Against Virus, South Africa Expects a Long Wait | Afro

The country with the continent’s most developed economy also has its highest number of confirmed infections — more than 21,000, representing 20% of

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Africa: News Alert - UNSC Members Set to Take GERD Vote This Afternoon

Addis Abeba — The 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) are set to take a vote this afternoon on whether to hold an open virtual meeting on matters concerning the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Addis Standard has

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

McGann, C. Steven (1951 - )

C. Steven McGann joined the Foreign Service in 1992 and has since attained the status of Career member, Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor (FE-MC). His overseas posts have included Taiwan, Zaire, South Africa, Australia, and

fave

Source: Black Past

UGANDANS LAUNCH DRIVE TO ‘DECOLONIZE’ LOCAL AREA STREETS – The Wilmington Journal

A petition to rename roads honoring British colonial figures has gathered thousands of

fave

Source: The Wilmington Journal

Matt Damon

Matt Damon , in full Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.), American actor, screenwriter, and producer who was noted for his clean-cut good looks and intelligent performances. He won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for Good Will Hunting

fave

Source: Brittanica

Oct

8

1970

Africa's unsung army of women wage war on Covid-19

As cases of the new coronavirus climb and Kenyans are told to stay home and avoid human contact, 38-year-old Omondi moves house to house through Kawangware's maze of narrow

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

MPUTHIA: Upholding ethics, human rights in biomedical study

Upholding ethics, human rights in biomedical study

fave

Source: Business Daily

Africa's top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies

While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard is a celebrated American actor known for his strong performances in movies such as “Hustle & Flow” and “Ray & Crash”. He was born on March 11, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois to Tyrone Howard and Anita Williams. He came from a family of actors; his maternal

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Mar

11

1969

Africa Records Over 380,000 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 - WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 380,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on African

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

President of South Africa and political activist, Nelson Mandela was born, 1918

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jul

19

1918

Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race | The Atlanta Voice

People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality

fave

Source: The Atlanta Voice

Burundi

U.S. Department of State Background Note

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Africa's coronavirus cases pass 400,000 with over 10,000 deaths

Confirmed cases = 405,171

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Kenya among top destinations in Africa attracting venture

South Africa had the most venture capital (VC) deals with 21 per cent of the total early-stage investments, Kenya got 18 per cent and Nigeria 14 per

fave

Source: The East African

South African black leader Nelson Mandela made an appearance at a huge pop conce

South African black leader Nelson Mandela made an appearance at a huge pop concert held in his honor during a visit to Britain

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

16

1990

Zimbabwe: Heavy Traffic Poses Threat to Toll Bridge

The New Limpopo Bridge (NLB) was officially opened in 1995 by the late founding presidents of Zimbabwe and South Africa Robert Mugabe and Nelson Mandela respectively following a build-operate-transfer (BOT) deal that gave birth to the new

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa

South Africa, on the continents southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

2021 Africa Cup of Nations postponed by a year due to virus

Next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football announced Tuesday in a video

fave

Source: The East African

Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church

ATLANTA (AP) — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral rich with historical echoes and filled with a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too

fave

Source: The Birmingham Times

Hydrogen to fuel giant mining trucks in green shift by Anglo

Anglo American is advancing plans to convert its fleet of giant diesel-fuelled mine trucks to hydrogen power as the company seeks to burnish its green

fave

Source: TechCentral

Africa Shall Have Its Day

Also in attendance at that meeting was Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, whose country, like Algeria, had fought a quite bloody anti-colonial war against attempts by Britain to turn it into a White Settlement like Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (Namibia) and Apartheid South

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Black Lives Matter protests against systemic racism and police brutality – Op-ed

As senior African leaders in the United Nations, the last few weeks of protests at the killing of George Floyd in the hands of police, have left us all outraged at the injustice of racism that continues to be pervasive in our host country and across the

fave

Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Africa: How Africa Can Take This Moment to End a 500-Years-Old Economic Model

Governments can take the opportunity of COVID-19 to change Africa's place in global economic structures, but it will take pan-African

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Strong May exports signal balance of payments hope

fave

Source: Business Daily

Expropriation: National Assembly re-establishes ad hoc committee to amend Section 25

The National Assembly adopted a motion to re-establish an ad hoc committee to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow expropriation without

fave

Source: https://www.news24.com

BlackFacts Details

Nelson Mandela arrested

Literature Facts

Washington DC Facts

Science Facts

Random Facts