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House slaves also resisted their oppression
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
On February 23, 1763, a group of Africans in the Dutch colony of Berbice, South America (now a county in Guyana), seized their freedom after deciding that they had enough of being
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Carnival is an important part of our history
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
I hear how they planning for Carnival coming
I get information bout the situation
They say they go beat people
And they don’t care bout trouble<
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Lumumba was savagely killed 51 years ago
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
How can a beret coloured blue erase, just like that, the prejudices of conservative officers from Sweden, Canada or Britain? How does a blue armband vaccinate
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Time to celebrate and remember our history
My people, my people! It is that time of year again when many of us do the rounds, attending activities and events to recognize African History Month (sometimes labeled Black History Month, African Heritage Month or African Libera
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Davis execution in Georgia may have violated international law
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
The lynching of black America is taking place in the criminal justice system where nearly one-third of black men between the ages of 18 and 28 are in prisons and jails, on paro
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