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1619-2019: Embassy of Angola in DC Honors First Enslaved Africans to Arrive in Virginia With Direct Descendants
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1619-2019: Embassy of Angola in DC Honors First Enslaved Africans to Arrive in Virginia With Direct Descendants

 Angolan Ambassador to the U.S. to host a remembrance ceremony on Monday, Dec. 16 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art to mark the 400th anniversary of the first 20 enslaved people to arrive in the colony of Virginia from Africa in 1619. The Tucker Family of Hampton, Va., direct descendants of the first 20, will be present at the ceremony. Read More
Sub-Saharan Middle Class Worth Over $400 Million per Day
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Sub-Saharan Middle Class Worth Over $400 Million per Day

 New study by the University of Cape Town Unilever Institute and research house Ipsos Read More
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Protest to Reject Honoring Henry Kissinger by New-York Historical Society

 On Monday, November 7, protesters will express their outrage at the honoring or former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger by the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS). Demonstrators will gather from 5:30-7 pm at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC. Read More
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Africa Light / Gray Zone: International Festival Dates

 From Germany, Switzerland, Italy to Brazil, China and to the United States of America: The German short film "Africa Light / Gray Zone" is on a world tour. Read More
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Official trailer of AFRICA LIGHT / GRAY ZONE released

 Africa is full of nature's colors. A colorful experience! The social, political and economical problems of the continent, however, are unsaturated. Neither black nor white, but endless gray. Read More