(2018-09-19). Chicago's Hot House launches Tricontinental '66. peoplesworld.org HotHouse with the support of the Rebuild Foundation, Chicago Filmmakers and O.S.P.A.A.A.L. | The intent of this project is to create a provocation examining acts of liberation from imperialism and colonialism through multiple avenues of creative expression both contemporary and from the revolutionary era of the 1960's and '70's. The project includes a rare exhibition, music performances, a film showing and other presentations. | The historical artifacts come from a time when many of the world's non-aligned movements came together to challenge empire, notably in the 1966 Tricontinental Conference in Havana, Cuba. The meeting in Havana and the speech there by Amilcar Cabral inspired Cuba's subsequent military involvement in S.W. Africa and ultimately led to the defeat of the apartheid regime in Pretoria and the liberation of Angola and Namibia. The significance of these events have been popularized in people's cultural…
(2018-09-19). Black Patients Miss Out on Promising Cancer Drugs. truthdig.com This story was co-published with Stat. | It's a promising new drug for multiple myeloma, one of the most savage blood cancers. Called Ninlaro, it can be taken as a pill, sparing patients painful injections or cumbersome IV treatments. In a video sponsored by the manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., one patient even hailed Ninlaro as "my savior." | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it in 2015 after patients in a clinical trial gained an average of six months without their cancer spreading. That trial, though, had a major shortcoming: its racial composition. One out of five people diagnosed with multiple myeloma in the U.S. is black, and African Americans are more than twice as likely as white Americans to be diagnosed with the blood cancer. | Yet of the 722 participants in the trial, only 13 — or 1.8…
(2018-09-19). Yemen's Descent into Hell. globalresearch.ca It's the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging in Yemen since March 2015, with fulsome support from the Pentagon …
(2018-09-19). A Saudi-American War of Terror. truthdig.com It's the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging in Yemen since March 2015, with fulsome support from the Pentagon and American weapons galore.
(2018-09-18). China's $60 billion in aid and loans to Africa in context. wsws.org While China's role in Africa has grown significantly in the past two decades, the United States and its allies remain the principal issuers of debt.
(2018-09-17). NAACP President to Commemorate African Maafa. naacp.org Event to honor ancestors and mark African holocaust in Brooklyn, NY Baltimore, MD — On Tuesday, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson will speak at the 24th Commemoration of The Maafa at the St. Paul Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York at 7pm EST. President Johnson will address the relevance of the African Maafa and the current […]
(2018-09-12). Solving Italy's Immigration Crisis. consortiumnews.com Europe must join forces to govern immigration—supporting development in impacted African countries and integration in the most dynamic economies—because one country alone cannot end this problem, writes Attilio Moro. By Attilio Moro in Brussels Special to Consortium News Look at Via… Read more →