Afrika Speaks

On June 8 2015 retired police officer Anthony Long, also known as E7 is scheduled to stand trial for murder of Azelle Rodney who died after being hit six times

2015 is the 40th anniversary of the concerted observance of African Liberation Day (ALD) in the UK.  So by the rights the event and the movement around it should have produced a

The fifth month of the year has long been regarded as Afrikan Liberation Season in recognition of the establishment of Afrika Liberation Day (ALD) on 25th May 1963 by the then

The general election takes place this strong and most commentaries are concerned with the permutations that will result from the likely hung parliament.  Conversely, there are those observers that assert

Consider this information from the National Health Service and Patient Plus:   “If you’re African or African Caribbean and you live in the UK, you’re more likely than people from

South Africa is currently in the midst of what are being widely described as “xenophobic  attacks” on ‘foreign nationals’ within the country, generally categorised as migrant workers or shop owners. The attacks

We are a nation in mourning.   At around 3.30am on Nia-Day (Thurs) 19/03/15 at the Bay Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the Bronx, New York, Baba Yosef

In terms of health, talk of a crisis among Afrikan women in the UK may not be out of place.  For example, just over 18 months ago the BBC reported that

Back in 1970 legendary poet Gil Scott-Heron famously proclaimed that “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” However, it certainly could be argued within the last decade at least an insurgency has

34 years ago today approximately 25,000 Afrikans took to the streets of London in a show of strength and solidarity and to protest against state sanctioned/perpetrated injustices against the community