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Reblogged from DJ Academe: See the full film at http://video.pbs.org/video/2176766758 SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME is a 90 minute documentary that challenges one of America’s most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. Premiering February 13 on PBS. We have chosen to reblog this post because [...]

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 23:01 PM EDT, 24 February 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille abruptly resigned Friday after less than five months. He didn’t provide an explanation for his departure when he submitted his letter of resignation to President Michel Martelly. According to the Associated Press, “Conille, a physician who [...]

Reblogged from The ObamaCrat.Com™: By Jueseppi B. I knew about Ms. Kamala Devi Harris & her brilliant career, and now I will introduce those of you who didn’t know about her, to Ms. Kamala Devi Harris. Twenty-first in The “One A Day” Black History Month Series:  Ms. Kamala Devi Harris. Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is [...]

Reblogged from Northern Barbarians's Blog: Josefina Vazquez Mota, candidate of the ruling PAN, doesn’t hesitate to play the so-called gender card at chosen times. She trails the leader by a wide margin. By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Mexico City – ”I will be the first woman president of Mexico.” Thus declared Josefina Vazquez Mota on [...]

Reblogged from Katie Chapman: This past December I wrote a paper and conducted some research for my Master’s in International Relations.  The topic compared foreign policy and intervention in Africa by the United States and Cuba.  After somewhat thorough research, I was left with mostly biased opinions produced from each state regarding its foreign involvement [...]

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 03:46 AM EDT, 15 February 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, it is a cold but relatively mild day.  After months of financial difficulties I have finally started working but it seems as if it has been a little late. But, things never happen early or late but always right on [...]

Reblogged from Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff): Kidney disease has killed so many men here that locals now call their community not simply La Isla – which means “The Island” – but La Isla de las Viudas – “The Island of the Widows.” – bbc Jesus Ignacio Flores started working when he was 16, laboring long [...]

Reblogged from The Deliberate Observer – keeping my eyes open: Sure, it is the nation’s founding document and sacred text. And it is the oldest written constitution still in force anywhere in the world. But its influence is waning. In 1987, on the Constitution’s bicentennial, Time magazine calculated that “of the 170 countries that exist today, more [...]

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 13:16 PM EDT, 9 February 2012 NEW DELHI, India – Yesterday we wrote about the scandal of three Indian politicians watching pornography during a parliament session. Today, Indian is once again in the news but in a slightly more positive light. South African peace activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 [...]