Frank Crichlow (1932 - 2010) was a community activist and civil rights campaigner. He founded the Mangrove restaurant which became the centre for Black civil rights activism in Britain which led to the infamous Mangrove Nine trials of 1970 and the first admission of institutional racism within the Metropolitan Police force.
Video smuggled out of Israel that captures the Israeli Navy threatening to open fire on a boat containing human rights activists who were delivering aid, following the massacres in Gaza under Operation Cast Lead 2008/2009 during which over 1,400 people were killed and over 50,000 people displaced.
With the US's political landscape under more scrutiny than ever before, citizens of the US are rapidly calling for change.
Will history ever stop repeating itself? A statement on the illegalities of war and the actions which should be taken to stop the outbreak of war.
Robin Miller looks at some of the propaganda tactics used by the mainstream media to help shape public opinion and perceptions about the Israel/Palestine conflict.
With gas prices at an all-time high, oil conglomerates are, now more than ever, looking to Africa for its relatively untapped resources.
Zimbabwean political analyst George Shire talks to Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr. about the recent elections in his country, the cause of the crisis and the impact of Western interference on the democratic process of change in Zimbabwe.
A quarter of a century after the Soweto Uprising, the linguistic and social divides which underly the upheaval are still a pressing issue.
Pat Dodson, winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize, talks to Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr. about the plight of Australia's indigenous people, the recent government apology and the opportunities for black and white Australians to resolve their differences.
With religious intolerance now at the ugly centre of many of the world's major conflicts, it is important to look at the concepts of spirituality and the clashes of conformity within the contexts of organized religion.
Has the power of protest lost its voice? How easily are the people's voices silenced when the media chooses to ignore them?
Whoever heard of earning a Master's degree in just seven days? A look at how university degrees may be losing their prestige and may no longer be that guarantee of success.
Where is the line drawn between Neo-Conservativism and Fascism? And just how far off are the initiatives of the Bush Administration from those of the Third Reich?
Racial and cultural terms of reference are often ascribed to "people of colour" with the deliberate intention to demean or subjugate them. Desi K. Robinson takes a look at the struggle of African Americans to claim an identity of their own and to be defined by their own criteria.
A former Forensic Economist turned Investigative Reporter has earned critical acclaim with the New York Times Bestseller, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Now, with the release of Armed Madhouse, he has unleashed a reign of accusations against the US government’s illegal invasion of Iraq and the Bush Regime’s quest for oil, all backed up through secret uncovered documents.
As Africa becomes more Westernized, cattle are quickly losing their place in the market to the power of cash. Has the almighty dollar replaced this venerable trading practice?
The taboos of inter-racial dating have long been a hot topic of debate in social circles and pop culture. But where is the line drawn between love and obsession? Or passion versus fetish? Desi K. Robinson taps into the racial connotations of our most intimate desires.
An examination of the challenges parents face in a world of materialism, media, and work schedules that lend themselves to everything but parenting.
How do the social structures of father and family influence the macrocosmic relationship between African rulers and their people?
With the domination of corporate-sponsored media outlets, truth and integrity in journalism is hard to find. Are there any journalists left who haven't "sold out"?
Mainstream journalism is one of the most powerful influences on public opinion today. Not only do the press take on the responsibility of telling and selling the stories, but it has the formidable and transformative power to shape, poll and showcase public opinion.
Who is aiding who? Does might make it right? An intense look at today's global empires, criticising the moral legitimacy of corrupt foreign policies and the ostensible altruism of foreign aid. Who are the real forces steering the wheels of the IMF, the World Bank, and the UN?
In the 1980's a "white boy" with a love for reggae music left England to carve a name for himself amongst Jamaica's top musicians and some of the Island's most notorious gunmen. Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr. interviews Dominic, the original white rapper.
Geoffrey Nyarota was the founding editor of The Daily News, Zimbabwe’s only independent publication, from 1999 to 2002. During this time, he earned a fierce reputation for his uncensored voice, was arrested on six occasions, and was fired during President Robert Mugabe’s campaign to quiet criticism from independent newspapers.
Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr. interviews Lepke, (Leroy Anderson), a pioneer of Pirate Radio broadcasting in Europe. Having started Dread Broadcasting Corporation (DBC) as a pun take-off of the BBC, Lepke has continually challenged the boundaries of legal broadcasting.
In the work place, schools, restaurants, and even tourist attractions, light skin is all-too-often catered to. Why does whiteness dictate entitlement?
Love & Marriage. Ideal vs. Institution. Has our desire for flowery romance and the ideal of love taken the place of an age-old tradition?
Creation myths and religious beliefs are a universal human trait. As old as mankind itself is man's desire to know or understand his Creator. Who are we? And how did we get here? An examination of the concept of God and man's universal quest for transcendent discovery.
Since its abolition throughout most of the Western world in the nineteenth century, slavery has been regarded as a horrific institution of a dark past, alive now only in the pages of history books. Yet, while the legal practice of human trafficking has, for the most part, been outlawed throughout the majority of the world, in its absence has been born a different form of slavery, through the means of globalization and imperialism: the enslavement of nations.
The descendants of the Atlantic Slave Trade are spread out all over the world. Where do the children of these former slaves stand today?
On the 6th March, 1957, Ghana’s independence from Britain was officially declared. 50 years on, Ghanaians, the world over, are in a celebratory mood. Officials are nearing the end of a major clean-up program in Accra, Ghana’s capital; streets normally lined with wares and salted with the sweat of petty traders competing with cars and trucks for space, are being cleared. Trash mountains and blocked drains are being cleared. They’re making way for revellers and potential admirers; they’re set on Accra being seen as a modern metropolis.
