Martin Luther King Jr
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You have to love your people to lead them
Too often, leadership is seduced by power. The allure of authority, prestige and influence can slowly overwhelm the original motivation to serve people. What begins as a…
Barbie Kyagulanyi Ordeal: How love is animating the struggle for meaningful democracy and good Governance
Barbie Kyagulanyi’s ordeal reveals how love can become a powerful, non-violent force driving resistance, courage and conviction in Uganda’s struggle for meaningful democracy and…
Africa mourns Jesse Jackson, a global change agent
A gregarious man with a mission, a complex personality, hard-nosed politician, he strode from the pulpits of politics to the precipice of the Oval Office, paving the way along…
Motsepe, the Crown Prince?
Supporters argue that Motsepe possesses the skills and experience to lead the ANC and South Africa. His potential presidency is expected to strengthen relations with the United…
Koeberg plot, FBI rot
Two unrelated tales of citizen activism are a salient reminder that ordinary people can do extraordinary things
America’s ‘Black Mecca’ rallies against racist police brutality
Known as a hub of revolution during the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has once again been at the forefront of police brutality protests in the US
1968, the year that Africa shaped the US
Black Power and pan-Africanism became a force that had a powerful effect on the continent itself
Black, white and Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro review
Put together from notes, video clips and interviews, the new film narrates America and its dynamics
Baldwin a witness to history
Put together from notes, video clips and interviews, the new film narrates America and its dynamics
More needs to be done to fulfil Luther King’s dream, says Obama
US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to further Martin Luther King Jr’s dream on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
Celebrations commemorate Martin Luther King Jr’s historic speech
Marches, speeches and global bell-ringing are set to mark the 50th anniversary this month of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr’s "I Have a Dream" speech.
King still roils US politics 40 years after death
Forty years after Martin Luther King Jr was shot to death, the civil rights leader is still roiling American politics. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and…
Anti-apartheid campaigner rejects SA award
A New Zealand anti-apartheid campaigner has rejected a nomination for a South African award, saying he is dismayed over conditions in the country. John Minto was the national…
Hollywood writers’ strike clouds Oscars
In the 80 years since the first Oscars were handed out, it has taken a war or a flood or an assassination to delay the celebration surrounding the film industry’s highest…
Kerry snubs Edwards by backing Obama
John Kerry, the senator who ran against George Bush in 2004, endorsed Barack Obama yesterday in a slap in the face to Hillary Clinton and to John Edwards, his vice-presidential…