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U.S. forces host a range day with the Danab Brigade in Somalia, May 9, 2021 / credit: U.S. Air Force

AFRICOM: Securing African or U.S. Interests?

African Stream April 7, 2023 African Stream

The United States Africa Command—or AFRICOM—was founded in 2007. But it’s failed to bring peace and security. Major failures in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere have left many Africans suspecting it exists only to serve U.S. interests. African Stream reports.

Credit: Netflix

Film Review: Netflix’s ‘Descendant’ Shows Capitalism Continues to Oppress African Descendants

Jacqueline Luqman December 30, 2022 Jacqueline Luqman

The story of a bet a wealthy businessman made, as well as a slave ship he financed, and the descendants of the Africans brought to Mobile, Alabama, are the focus of a recently released Netflix documentary, “Descendant.” TF board member Jacqueline Luqman explains why the film is worth viewing in her review.

Book Review: ‘From Here to Equality’ Counts How Much In Reparations Are Owed to Black People

Timothy Harun October 27, 2022 Timothy Harun

"From Here to Equality" is unlike any other book written about U.S. slavery, its impact on the global economy, and what’s owed to the descendants of slaves, writes Timothy Harun in a review.

Truck containing group of Afro-Colombians during strike

Racism, Exclusion and State Violence: The Brutal Repression of Peaceful Protest in Colombia

Esther Ojulari and Harrinson Cuero Campaz May 10, 2021 Esther Ojulari and Harrinson Cuero Campaz

Rather than heeding the demands of the citizens against the tax reform and social injustice, Colombia has responded with militarization, turning peaceful demonstrations into scenes of war. Helicopters circle above protest points and communities, while tanks thunder through narrow city streets.

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