The New African Gold Rush: Thoughts on Sudan (Part 2)
The images of horrific killings and explosive clashes currently shattering El Fashir and Kordofan are not simply the sights of a localized power struggle between two warring Sudanese military factions, they are the visual symptoms of a new global African Gold Rush. There are ideological or ethnic divides, but the big picture shows the usual…
Thoughts On Sudan (Part 1): The Pro-Black Deception
If we only look at the ethnic components, we will not see the problem in its entirety. And if we only look at the political aspects, we will not fully see the real problems. We must look at the full picture of what is happening in Africa and the world to reach viable solutions.
Assata’s Victory is Our Victory
On the afternoon of November 5, 1979, Bronx activist Muntu Matsimela took to the stage in front of U.N. headquarters in New York for Black Solidarity Day. He announced that “comrade-Sister Assata Shakur was freed from racist captivity” just three days prior by members of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). This news was celebrated in…