By Kevin Pina
On March 20, 2008, the United Nations announced that Gerard Latortue, the former Prime Minister of Haiti, was appointed to go to Guinea to conduct a social and political dialogue that will lead ultimately to national elections.
Many in Haiti question the choice of Latortue to broker a settlement in Guinea given his lack [...]
Time for a serious music-dance break this evening. If you have never heard of the West African group, Africando, I hope you will check out the two videos I have posted below. With Cuban music as its base (and yes, the roots of Cuban music are based in Africa) and melodies sung variously [...]
CHECK OUT A TERRIFIC NEW BLOG FROM PAN-AFRICAN ROOTS!
Pan-African Roots’ new blog, paroots.org Blog, is a great new resource on the web that will be of invaluable assistance to progressive and revolutionary activists across the globe. Please see the announcement of the new blog by its co-directors, Bob Brown and Banbose Shango. [...]
Not only has Michael Moore helped bring the truth about Cuba’s superior health care system out of the shadows, but now people are beginning to learn about Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine and that US students are among its graduates. At the end of the post is a CBS story about a US [...]
Haitians often say that when they die they want to be returned home to Guinea (or Ginen) referring to the Gulf of Guinea on Africa’s West Coast where many Africans were taken as slaves and Haitians are thought to be among their descendants. Yet, even in death, a Haitians’ return to West Africa may [...]
