One hundred and fifty black Britons will visit Ghana during a project to connect diaspora communities with the countries of their ancestors. Participants in the ‘Back to our Roots’ initiative will spend two weeks in the West African country learning about the culture, history and business and investment opportunities. The three-year project sponsored by the [...]

The case of Baby P and the organised joint protest march to decry a repeat of such in Britain, strikes a chord in my mind and brings to my memory one of the reasons for my disenchantment with my country Nigeria…What then stops us, the ordinary people in Nigeria, coming together to organise peaceful protests in thousands against all cases of social-cultural, economic, ethnic, and political evils in Nigeria?

‘Teddy bear’ teacher charged with insulting Islam
Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher from Liverpool was recently arrested in Sudan and charged with blasphemy, insulting Islam and inciting hatred. What was her crime? She allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear after Muhammad (Prophet Mohammed is highly esteemed in the Muslim religion). Gillian, a 54 year [...]

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Via Black Britain:
African community radio station, Voice of Africa Radio, has opted out of these month’s black history celebrations, as a display of protest at the attempts to condense at least 2000 years of rich African history and culture into just 31 days.
Space Clottey, Founder and Project Manager said of the Black History Month ban: [...]