The latest installment of comedian Kassem G’s “California On …” (remember his “California On Egypt” classic) asking passers-by what they know about Martin Luther King Jr. Part humorous, part annoying and part set-up, but also quite illuminating about American attitudes towards race, history and knowledge–on this day.
Ozier Muhammad captures, for black American audiences, the expressive possibilities of Africa’s liberation struggles.
Albert Luthuli was ANC President when South Africa’s biggest liberation movement turned to armed struggle. He’s been the subject of much conjecture. What did he actually think about political violence?
On the third Monday of January each year, Americans mark MLK’s birthday with a public holiday. Africans should too.
Yvonne Seon, later a college professor, thought Lumumba was a “decisive leader” that “cared deeply about his people.”