How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
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Working Together: How members of the Black Press and Black labor movement changed the world
Discover the collaboration between Black press and the Black labor union movement in this insightful chapter from Dr. Frances 'Toni' Draper's book.
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Both sides invoke Mahatma Gandhi at JLF’s closing debate on pacifism
Mahatma Gandhi featured prominently in the arguments of both sides in the closing debate on pacifism at the 18th Jaipur Literature Festival here on Monday. The debate, “Pacifism is for losers”, saw ...
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Thousands gather to remember Zulu war
About 4,000 people gathered in the eastern town of Isandlwana on Saturday to commemorate the 125th anniversary of one of the Anglo-Zulu War's most brutal battles. About 1,500 British soldiers and ...
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Spioenkop commemoration contributes to KZN’s tourism recovery
Recently the Battle of Isandlwana from the Anglo Zulu War was also commemorated, although not at the same scale as Spioenkop this year. Then there is the upcoming commemoration of the Battle of ...
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Video: Zulu victory over British commemorated
The Battle of Isandlwana took place on 22 January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. About 20,000 Zulu warriors, commanded by King Cetshwayo, defeated ...
Wall Street Journal20d
Trump Threatens Sanctions, Tariffs on Russia if Putin Won’t End War in Ukraine
President Trump threatened sanctions and tariffs on Russia if its leader, President Vladimir Putin, doesn’t reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Trump on Wednesday wrote on Truth ...
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Sir Michael Caine stuns pub with signed Zulu photo
Hollywood legend Sir Michael Caine stunned regulars at a pub popular with Army veterans by sending them signed photographs from the 1964 war epic that ... his time filming Zulu in South Africa ...
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West Bank mayor warns of ‘man-made disaster,’ as Israel says it took ‘lessons’ from Gaza war
Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.” ...
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'Settle now': Trump threatens sanctions on Russia if war in Ukraine is not ended
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Russia and its allies if a deal is not made soon to end Moscow's war on Ukraine. "We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and ...
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Toward a Settlement of the Russia-Ukraine War
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque To bring Russia to the negotiating table and end the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin needs to believe time is no longer on his side. Here's what the Trump administration ...