International Year for People of African Descent | International Year for People of African Descent
Nov.05.2011
With revolutions in the Middle East and the United States’ current Occupy Wall Street movement dominating media reports throughout 2011, the International Year for People of African Descent as declared by the United Nations has received little attention but that didn’t stop the...
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Jun.16.2011
The celebration of major historic milestones is a favorite pastime in pretty much every culture. This year, 2011, in the United States many are commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. That means four years from now numerous festivities will take place to observe the same...
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Mar.19.2011
Monday, March 21, 2011, will mark the 45th anniversary of the United Nations' (UN) observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In observance of the day, the UN has previously hosted such events as webcasts that address ways people can help end racism and...
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Feb.26.2011
The publication of "Black History Month: What Would DuBois Do?" on AOL's Black Voices February 23 serves as a significant indicator of how relevant and powerful the teachings of the great Du Bois remain. Though not as celebrated in the United States as such figures as Martin Luther King...
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Feb.24.2011
Turn to a page in the year 1900 and we see the great educator and human rights advocate W.E.B. DuBois sailing across the Atlantic Ocean. It is unlikely that his "separate but equal" accommodations are anything close to comfortable, but they will serve their purpose.
He is on his way to...
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Feb.22.2011
Out of the 250,000 deaths caused by natural disasters in 2010, the overwhelming bulk of them occurred when the massive 7-point earthquake struck Haiti on January 12 and took some 230,000 lives, prompting concerted relief efforts that are going on to this day. A major part of those efforts has been...
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Feb.04.2011
There's no question that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's hands are more than full these days with the war in Afghanistan, military tension between the two Koreas, relationship-building with China, and of course the revolution in Egypt. Nevertheless: Secretary Clinton took time out of her...
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Jan.25.2011
With the United Nation's proclamation of the year 2011 as the "International Year
for People of African Descent," the annual Black History Month observed by African Americans for nearly a century will reflect a deeper significance when it kicks off next week.
The proclamation was first...
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