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18Jul/23

Kamala Harris grew up in Kamwala Town, Lusaka in Zambia

July 18, 2023EconomyCanada, Hakainde Hichilema, Harris family, In Zambia, India, Kamala, Kamala Harris, Lusaka, Maya, Mike Pence, Montreal, Monze, OAKLAND, P. V. Gopalan, Shyamala Gopalan, United States, Zambiaadmin

July 17, 2023 /Politics/ — Kamala Harris was born in Oakland, California, and Hakainde Hichilema was born in Monze, Zambia. However, they have both visited Zambia and have expressed an interest in the country. In March 2023, Kamala Harris visited Zambia as part of a tour of Africa. She met with President Hichilema and other officials to discuss issues of democracy, governance, and economic development. Hakainde Hichilema has also visited the United States on several occasions. In 2019, he met with then-Vice President Mike Pence to discuss trade and investment opportunities between the two countries. Continue reading →

05Feb/23

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

February 5, 2023Human InterestAbolitionism, African Americans in the Civil War, African-American people, American culture, Anglican saints, Aram Goudsouzian, Auburn, Belgium, Bill Russell, Canada, Carter G. Woodson, Creative Commons, France, Galveston, Germany, Greg Abbott, Harriet Tubman, Howard Manly, Jeff Littlejohn, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Jim Crow, Juneteenth, Kate Clifford Larson, Kirvin, Kris Manjapra, Lynching, Malcolm, Mark Felix, Matthew Delmont, Mose Jones, Movements for civil rights, OAKLAND, Physical punishments, Sierra Leone, Slavery in the United States, Snap Curry, United States, W.E.B. Du Boisadmin

Howard Manly, The Conversation

As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture.

To that end, in 1912, shortly after becoming the second African American after W.E.B. Du Bois to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard, Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915.

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17Aug/22

Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy

August 17, 2022TechnologyALPHABET, Amazon, Apple, Apple Inc., Behavior, Caste, Caste system in India, Cisco Systems, Companies, Dalit, Dell, DELL.N, Discrimination, Facebook, GOODWIN PROCTER, Human behavior, IBM, India, Indian caste system, Janine Yancey, John-Paul Singh Deol, Kanishka Singh, Kevin Brown, Koray Bulut, law professor, Mayuri Raja, META, Microsoft, OAKLAND, Paresh Dave, San Francisco, Social issues, Social status, Sudarshan Varadhan, Sundar Pichai, United States, Washingtonadmin

OAKLAND, Calif, Aug 15 (Reuters) – America’s tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India’s ancient caste system, with Apple (AAPL.O) emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that’s segregated Indians for generations.

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