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Zimbabwe: More than Complicity of Silence
May 1 - When Colin Powell gave his infamous presentation to the United Nations, "proving" Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction Iraq dominated the headlines. It took some time and subsequent discoveries before many realized most of what we were fed was untrue. Although not as elevated, today Zimbabwe has taken a high profile place in corporate media headlines. Are we getting the truth this time and can we rely on the same progressives who broke through misinformation around Iraq to do the same for us again? By Netfa Freeman, published in The Black Commentator.
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From Negro History Week to Pan-African Historical Context
February 7 - Black History Month must do more than emphasize the inspiring achievements of great individuals. It must also help in refining a historical philosophy and method of study that helps us understand the prevailing conditions of our time. Historical study should explain such phenomena as how young Africans from the Congo to Haiti, from urban neighborhoods in the USA to other parts of the world are armed and wreaking havoc on their own communities. It should be able to explain how a people from a continent that has spawned some of the greatest contributions to world civilization are, today, persistently plagued by apathy, disease, poverty and political disempowerment in communities around the world. Neglecting the history that connects Black experiences and struggles beyond the confines of a particular country renders Black History Month deficient and leaves room for the notion of African inferiority. By Netfa Freeman, published in The Black Commentator.