WHITE SUPREMACY AND NARCISSISM

White supremacy is an offshoot of narcissism - that’s the thesis put forward here by social media strategist Erin. It helps explain why former colonial powers often find it so difficult to admit they did wrong - because it means they can no longer admire themselves when they look in the mirror (and narcissists only want to admire themselves!). It also explains why they find it so difficult to condemn those who commit the same crimes as themselves. Could that be why Britain and the US are so staunchly behind Israel right now? Hear @erinraii out and let us know in the comments if you agree with her.

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SISTER’S FURY OVER GAZA UNLEASHED IN DC

The sheer level of anger at the war in Gaza - and at US support for it - was on display outside the Democratic National Committee HQ in Washington DC on Thursday, where pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police. Amid chaotic scenes, the demonstrators tried to block the entrance to force the politicians inside to speak to them, but lawmakers were evacuated from the building.

The fury can be seen in this clip of a young African sister in America who was at the rally. In a tirade, she lashes out at the US police and its collaboration with the IDF and at the US military aid that’s helping to sustain Israel’s catastrophic war, which has cost so many innocent lives already and left so many people in the midsts of a humanitarian catastrophe.

As Martin Luther King put it, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

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ZAMBIAN SOCIALIST LEADER JAILED

Fred M’membe, president of Zambia’s Socialist Party, has been arrested on espionage charges. According to Zambia police, M’membe unlawfully passed on information to a foreign power. The charges relate to his appearance in a Zimbabwean state broadcaster’s political documentary, in which M’membe accused Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema of being a Western stooge.

However, M’membe an avowed socialist and Pan-Africanist, says the charges are the Zambian government’s attempt to silence him for speaking out against the neo-liberal policies it is implementing at the behest of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

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SHOULD WE BUY MACRON’S PLEA FOR CEASEFIRE IN GAZA?

Macron’s call for a ceasefire and recent criticism of Israel’s indiscriminate killing of civilians has gone viral. African Stream’s Ahmed Ghoneim explains how Macron’s initial stance had nothing to do with abiding with international law, and how France has a long history of propping up Israel’s war machine.

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DRC’S PROBLEMS ARE A CREATION OF THE WEST

To make sense of the ongoing crisis in DRC, one needs to look back over a century. The DRC is in turmoil because it is very wealthy, not poor, and the chief culprit is the West. Starting with King Leopold’s genocide of millions of Congolese people, all the way to the CIA-backed assassination of DRC’s Lumumba, the country has had a boot put to its neck by imperialists seeking to loot its vast riches. African Stream was invited to appear on George Galloway’s Mother Of All Talk Shows to shed light on the current situation and the various intrigues surrounding it. Watch our man William Sakawa tell it like it is.

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CAMEROON’S SEPARATISM: A COLONIAL HANGOVER?

For the last seven years, a civil war has been raging in Cameroon between separatists and the central government. We explore how this conflict is rooted in Cameroon’s colonial history.

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JOHN HENRIK CLARKE : AFRICAN SUBJECTS VS US CITIZENS

Dr. John Henrik Clarke, pioneer of Africana Studies, speaks on the importance of maintaining our African identity and why our sense of self must be tied to a land base.

As the largest empire in human history, the United States has invested billions of dollars and what seems to be countless time and energy into promoting the idea of the ‘American melting pot.’ That regardless of where we come from, what culture we practice or how we even got to be in the United States, we allegedly are part of one big American family. On the other hand, life for African people in the United States suggests otherwise, as Africans confront racism embedded in every US institution, including schools, hospitals, housing and policing.

In this video, Clarke reminds us that we must tie our identities and destinies to the continent of Africa.

Can Africans be ‘Americans’? Let us know in the comments.

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50 YEARS OF HIP HOP—WHERE TO NEXT?

The music genre known as hip hop turned 50 this year, a great time to engage in self-reflection. For at least three decades, a controversial debate has raged about the propriety of recording artists rapping about violence and drug use in their music

Rappers themselves have been blamed, and many, like Young Thug, find their freedom on the line, as US courts have turned to using lyrics as evidence. Parents have been blamed for not doing enough to control the consumption habits of their children. And, of course, African youth themselves have been blamed as the perpetrators of degeneracy and reckless abandon.

However, US-based rapper and professor Dee-1 said in this 30 October interview with radio programme ‘Sway’s Universe’ that we should pay closer attention to the collusion between record labels and veteran artists.

Continued….Many artists who come from marginalized communities, including African youth, may use their music to express the challenges they face in their daily lives. In some cases, this might be a genuine reflection of their experiences, rather than a result of exploitation.

But how does this explain rappers who have ‘made it,’ and continue to promote music based on demoralising themes? Dee-1 reminds us the music industry is not just driven by market influences, but it actually influences the market itself.

Ultimately, how much can African people continue to claim ownership of an art form, which has been taken so far out of our control? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF NIGER?

We’re back on the streets with another exciting edition of Afriquiz! Watch - and join in - as host Miss Phyll tries to tease the right answers out of her contestants. Do you know the correct pronunciation of the capital of Namibia? Let us know in the comments which questions you got right.

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EGYPT’S SUEZ CRISIS VICTORY

Did you know there was a time an African country went to war with Britain, France and Israel and came out on top? It’s referred to as the 1956 Suez Crisis, or the Tripartite Aggression. It’s story time!

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