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Martin Luther King (MLK) Now

Posted By: adminon: April 04, 2026In: FlashbackTags: African-American, Barack Obama, Ghettoisation, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Movement for Black Lives, NAACP, Rosa Parks, W. E. B. Du Bois, Washington, ‘Where Do We Go From Here’, ‘Why We Can’t Wait’No CommentsViews:

It is 58 years ago today (04/04/2026) since Martin Luther King, Jr was killed. Instead of diminishing, his standing and symbolism are rising because the racism he fought against is still the... Read more

Is the World Actually Heading for a Zohran Mamdani’s Electoral Moment in American Politics?

Posted By: adminon: June 30, 2025In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, Ali Mazrui, American politics, Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, MAGA, Mahmood Mamdani, Muslim, New York, Okello Oculi, SocialistNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja Pundits are still sure he is the winner – in – waiting as Mayor of New York City. He would be scoring many firsts if he is finally pronounced anytime soon. At 33, he would be... Read more

Has Trump Also Buried Structure/Agency Debate, Finally?

Posted By: adminon: February 09, 2025In: FlashbackTags: Barack Obama, Declinism, Discourse theory, Neorealism, Republic of China, Russia, Structure-agency debate, Trump, USNo CommentsViews:

Donald Trump is disrupting the world we knew in many ways and almost in all spheres. How far he will go and whether there will be any successful bandwagoning against him (not necessarily aga... Read more

President Tinubu’s Qatar Language Game on Corruption

Posted By: adminon: March 04, 2024In: Words and WorldTags: Barack Obama, Determinism, Discourse, Discursivisim, Investors, Mandela, Qatar, Tinubu PresidencyNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo ONOJA Language, (or is it meaning-making?) is all that we have. Those who find it difficult to come to terms with this allege that the ‘linguistic turn’ in analytical philosophy i... Read more

Three Years On from George Floyd’s Murder. What Have We Learned?

Posted By: adminon: May 25, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: Barack Obama, Bilateral donors, Bond, George Floyd, Global South, INGOs, Power, Racism, Think tanksNo CommentsViews:

By Dylan Mathews (Dylan wrote the piece for UK based Bond) Today marks three years since the murder of George Floyd. The slow-motion killing of a black man at the hands of a white police of... Read more

Harvard University Makes a Statement on Gender and Race With a Spectacular Announcement of Her First Black President

Posted By: adminon: December 15, 2022In: SpectacleTags: Barack Obama, Gender, race, THE, UK, USANo CommentsViews:

Harvard University in the United States has named a new president but in a manner that will reverberate around the world. This is the first time it is happening for the leadership of Harva... Read more

Reflecting on the Visit of the Catholic Bishops of West Africa to Veritas University, Abuja

Posted By: adminon: May 11, 2022In: GovernanceTags: Abuja, Barack Obama, ECOWAS, RECOWA, Veritas UniversityNo CommentsViews:

By Samuel Ejime Okoh Saturday, May 7th, 2022 was, indeed, a special day for Veritas University, Abuja. Catholic Bishops in West Africa who had their 4th General Assembly meeting in Nigeria’s... Read more

Insight Into or Apprehension Over Trump’s Agency?

Posted By: adminon: November 22, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Asia, Barack Obama, DONALD TRUMP, U.SNo CommentsViews:

Insight Into or Apprehension Over Trump’s Agency? “I can’t guarantee that the president-elect won’t pursue some of the positions that he’s taken. But what I can guarantee is that reality wil... Read more

Fact-check: Is Africa’s entire GDP equal to that of France? By Lee Mwitial

Posted By: adminon: October 25, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African, Barack Obama, Canada, CHINA, France, GDP, Hollande, Kenya, PPP, UN, USNo CommentsViews:

As US president Barack Obama’s term ticks down, he has been keen to highlight his legacy. This includes his achievements in Africa, where his father hailed from. Speaking recently to an audi... Read more

Blood and Greed: How Kenya and Uganda are cashing in on Death and Plunder in South Sudan

Posted By: adminon: September 16, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Barack Obama, Kenya, Nairobi, President Salva Kiir, South Sudan, UgandaNo CommentsViews:

Intervention has reproduced this report below from This Is Africa, not so much on the basis of its belief in its veracity or otherwise but the so many issues it raises for and about Africa –... Read more