Tweet Testimonies The April 26, 1986 commemmorative march on Fort Dimanche [also known as Fort Death] was a huge march by the people of Haiti marking the overthrow of Duvalier on February 7th 1986. One of the organisers of that march was a young parish priest,Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Below are a few testimonies from survivors of [...]
Haiti: April 26th, Memories of a Duvalier Massacre
April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tweet From [The Progressive](http://www.progressive.org/). Memories of a Duvalier Massacre, 50 Years Later” by Edwidge Danticat “Recently, Francois Duvalier’s grandson, Jean Claude’s son, François-Nicolas Duvalier, an adviser to Haiti’s current president Michel Martelly, wrote an opinion piece praising his grandfather’s “republican values” and calling him a “great nationalist.” + This is the legacy of Duvalier openly [...]
THE LIONESS OF LISABI – Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tweet THE LIONESS OF LISABI - Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti – “Nigerian feminist and activist who fought for suffrage and equal rights for her countrywomen” Reblogged [unedited] from July 2004, one of my first blog posts. The photos are from a 2010 post by Cosmic Yoruba Yesterday, I came across this album that contains pictures from the private collection of [...]
Women’s History Month – Olive Morris and Black Women of London
March 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
Tweet I first came to London in the mid 1980s so no, I don’t remember Olive Morris and the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) took place in the early 80s just before I arrived. Olive Morris was a founding member of OWAAD and part of the Brixton Black Panther Party. Olive Morris Olive [...]
Sheroes on the Edges of Consciousness (1)
March 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tweet Free. Nina Simone wears an enchanting and endearing detachment on her face. The kind worn by people who have seen a land flowing with milk and honey. Then she smiles, raises her hands. The video closes in on her face – her brown, smooth, skin. Her voice gains power…voice of free. It ends. “I’ve [...]
Freedom – a new way of seeing!
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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