Category Archives: Politics

Black Women of Brazil: Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!

Black Women of Brazil: Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!. Sign: Governor Jacques Wagner join with our President Dilma and the mayor of Simões Filho, we are asking for urgent help because we are being evicted by … Continue reading

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African voices respond to hyper-popular Kony 2012 viral campaign – Boing Boing

(Updated with additions, March 10, 2012. Here’s a Twitter list, so you can follow all of the African writers mentioned in this post who are on Twitter.) The internets are all a-flutter with reactions to Kony 2012, a high-velocity viral … Continue reading

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Kony 2012 Invisible Children charity hits back at critics over ‘immoral’ viral film

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Desmond Tutu, South African Activist

Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He was the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town,…

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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is the President of South Africa,[4] elected by parliament following his party’s victory in the 2009 general election. Zuma is the President of the African National Congress (ANC), the governing political party, and…

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Originally posted on Indiĝenaj Inteligenteco:
NEW YORK FinalCall.com – Ramarley Graham, 19, was the latest victim of police violence in The Bronx. An undercover narcotics officer shot the youth at point-blank range in the bathroom of his home early this…

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Will there be life after ‘Carnaval’?

Originally posted on 3rdculturechildren:
So, here we are! the popular choice: bright colors & lots of fun! We’re another foreign service family, posted in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, a place showcasing a magical mix between the Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and native…

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Michael Parenti – Is Bush A Failure? – YouTube

Michael Parenti – Is Bush A Failure? – YouTube.

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