Today, marks the 40th Anniversary since the eruption of the Brixton Uprising (so-called Brixton Riots) - 10th April 1981. One of the biggest uprisings of the Black Community in the UK - and one that reverberates till this day.

El Ciclo de Conferencias de Estudios africanos y de la Diáspora Africana [CEADA] invitan a la conferencia “Los grandes retos que debe resolver el pueblo Afrocolombiano” presentada por José Eulícer Mosquera Rentería.



Al estudiar las causas de la problemática de los Afrocolombianos, encontramos que básicamente está determinada por una dinámica que ha prevalecido en la sociedad colombiana, desde la colonia hasta nuestros días, mediante la cual, producen capital para otros y no les permite producir capital para sí mismos, manteniendo a estas comunidades en un proceso de descapitalización permanente y en los límites de la marginalidad social. Lo que preocupa no solo es la pobreza marginal del pueblo afrocolombiano, y la discriminación a que son sometidas sus gentes, la cual no sólo se manifiesta en actitudes de las mayorías de las otras etnias o grupos sociales blanco - mestizos colombianos, sino, además en las escasas y restringidas posibilidades ofrecidas tanto por el Estado, como por la empresa privada; esto aun cuando han pasado más de dos siglos de ruptura con la colonia y de nacimiento de la República.

De manera documentada, desde la trata de personas y su esclavización hasta la colonia, desde las campañas independentistas hasta la formación de la República, desde los albores de la República hasta la situación contemporánea del estado colombiano. José Eulicer se embarca en un diagnóstico y nos cuenta sobre los grandes desafíos que debe resolver el pueblo afrocolombiano.

José Eulícer Mosquera Rentería, es un docente-investigador en las áreas de ciencias sociales, economía y filosofía, con más de 30 años de experiencia, con entidades estatales, privadas y ONGs. Es director del Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Sociales Afrocolombianas, CEISAFROCOL, desde 1988. Ha realizado estudios universitarios en economía, educación para la interculturalidad, ciencias Sociales y Filosofía en Colombia, Rusia y España (Escuela de Economía de Moscú, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá, Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Ha publicado 23 libros y folletos y más de un centenar de artículos, entrevistas y conferencias en periódicos, revistas, la Internet, radio y televisión. Nació en Andagoya, Chocó, Colombia y actualmente es Candidato al Congreso de la República.

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“The great challenges that the Afro-Colombian people must solve” presented by José Eulícer Mosquera Rentería.
When studying the causes of Afro-Colombians' problem(s), we find that it is basically determined by a dynamic that has prevailed in Colombian society, from the colony to the present, through which they produce capital for others but do not allow them to produce capital for themselves, keeping these communities in a process of permanent decapitalization and the limits of social marginalization. What is worrying is not only the extreme poverty of Afro-Colombians and the discrimination to which their peoples are subjected, which is not only manifested in the attitudes of other ethnic groups or social groups such as whites and mestizos but also the scarce and restricted possibilities offered by both the State and the private sector; even when more than two centuries have passed since the break-up with the Spanish Empire and the birth of the Republic.
Documenting, from the trafficking of persons and enslavement to the colony, from the independence campaigns to the formation of the Republic, from the dawn of the Republic to the contemporary situation of the Colombian state. José Eulicer embarks on a diagnosis and tells us about the great challenges that the Afro-Colombian people must solve.



José Eulícer Mosquera Rentería is an educator-researcher in social sciences, economics, and philosophy, with more than 30 years of experience, with state and private entities and NGOs. He is the director of the Center for Afro-Colombian Social Studies and Research, CEISAFROCOL, since 1988. He holds degrees in economics, education for interculturality, Social Sciences, and Philosophy from universities in Colombia, Russia, and Spain (Moscow School of Economics, Cooperative University of Colombia, Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá, Complutense University of Madrid). He has published 23 books and brochures and more than a hundred articles, interviews, and lectures in newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio, and television. He was born in Andagoya, Chocó, Colombia, and is currently a candidate for the Congress of the Republic.

They say that dementia is progressive. I say that with devotion, nutrition, exercise, ample sleep, good environment, determination and love that it can be reseved and halted. Check out the reversal and improvment. Watch till the end.

As droughts occur more frequently in Niger, and access to water has become sparse. The centuries-old nomadic life of Fulani Wodaabe herders is now threatened by climate change.This is the third part of a special report on the Fulani people in Nigeria, Mali and Niger.

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Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy presents on the Antiquity and Middle Ages Channel on the critical flaws of the Sub Saharan concept.

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⁣The Art of Healing, a feature documentary that tells the story of transatlantic trade from the Ghanaian perspective, has premiered.
The documentary, which was inspired by the works of Ghanaian sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, premiered at Silverbird Cinemas in Accra last Sunday, with some attendees from the diaspora and some top personalities gracing the occasion.
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The feature documentary themed: "Finding Freedom from the Descendant Pain of Slavery" is a production of V1 Film Studios with Mr. Amar Deep Singh Hari as the Executive Producer and was directed by Yaw Pare and Darius Matheson.
The documentary captures scenes of Akoto-Bamfo's Nkyinkyim museum, which showcases various artistic monuments, including the 1500 concrete life-size heads and 3000 terracotta miniature sculpted heads.
According to Akoto-Bamfo, these installations at his museum represent captive Africans who were abducted and sold forcibly during the transatlantic slave trade.

"The healing from the trauma of the slave trade has not been fully addressed by us. So on my journey in trying to find myself as an African and Ghanaian, I came across all forms of trauma in people and that is why I saw the need to do this documentary so that Africans can heal and move forward, especially considering our dark history," he told pressmen at the documentary premiere.
He added: "The Nkyinkyim museum is a creative space that seeks to contribute to telling our story, and it has over the years incorporated our understanding of what it means to promote and preserve our intangible cultural heritage."
The documentary details the shock, horror, distress, and anger that occurred during the peak of the transatlantic slave trade and also recalls how the slavery phenomenon started.
Mr Yaw Pare, a co-director of the documentary, was elated with the massive turnout of the premiere and stated the commitment of his outfit to make more of such a series.
"This documentary is the beginning of creating a dialogue between the diaspora and also bridging the communication gap so that we can both understand each other about the real happenings of slavery so that we can move forward," he said.
The feature documentary is expected to be made available on Netflix in the coming weeks.

History of Breffu | Slave Rebel and Fighter Breffu | Woman with Invisible to History |

Breffu was an Akwamu leader of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John (then known as St. Jan) in Danish West Indies. She committed suicide with 23 other rebels to evade capture as the rebellion weakened in 1734. Watch this episode as Dr. Bunmi throws light on this topic.

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Presentation given by Mambo Dr. Ama Mazama, Per-aat Universelle, Afrocentrentricity International - April 12, 2015 at the Molefi K. Asante institute in Philadelphia, Pa.