
July 26: The West African country of Liberia, where a number of African Americans came from, became independent 1847
July 26: The West African country of Liberia, where a number of African Americans came from, became independent 1847
July 26: The West African country of Liberia, where a number of African Americans came from, became independent 1847
April 21: A ship named Azor left Charleston, SC on embark on a 42 day trip with 206 Africans to return to Liberia (West Africa), 1878
It is with profound sadness and shock to learn about the passing of my dear friend and brother, H.E. Jerry John Rawlings, former President of Ghana. I had the opportunity to work with brother Rawlings during his presidency while I was the U.S. Special Envoy for Africa and he played a vital role in restoring peace in West Africa especially during the Minor River crisis (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone).
The West African country of Liberia, where a number of African Americans came from, became independent 1847.
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A ship named “Azor” left Charleston, SC on embark on a 42 day trip with 206 Africans to return to Liberia (West Africa), 1878.
“The Seminary’s ties to slavery are a part of our story,” Barnes stated. “It is important to acknowledge that our founders were entangled with slavery and could not envision a fully integrated society. We did not want to shy away from the uncomfortable part of our history and the difficult conversations that revealing the truth would produce.”
“I understand the impact personally that establishing an endowment has on a student’s enrollment and graduation prospects,” Dr. Glover said. “The actions of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will go a long way toward ensuring that HBCUs remain open and able to encourage the best black students to choose them as a first option,” she said.
On this day, July 26, 1847, The West African country of Liberia, where a number of African Americans came from, became independent. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
Multinational corporations who seek weak democracies, high rates of poverty, and untapped resources, seem to make a beeline for Liberia which has struggled to overcome two wars and the devastating pandemic of ebola.
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), a mining watchdog, blamed Zimbabwe’s environmental management agency for failing to protect lives by properly decommissioning disused mines. The NGO said the mine should have been sealed to avoid tragedies of this nature.
Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean cleared the current administration. “Initial findings indicate that the containers and bags of money allegedly arrived between November 2017, prior to the inauguration of the current government, and August 2018.
The one-time soccer star is accused of allowing the press to be muzzled. One Liberian newspaper accused of defamation is facing a $1.8 million penalty and a BBC journalist has fled the country.
As the conversation of immigration tends to focus on undocumented Latinos, the African population is just as much affected by Trump’s immigration policies and programs.
He won the soccer world’s greatest individual honor, the Ballon d’Or, and was named by FIFA, soccer’s governing body, as the African Player of the Century.
At her final address to the U.N. General Assembly last month she summed up her legacy: “Liberia has remained stable, peaceful and secured”.