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August 2019
400 Years of African-American History Commemoration
In August 1619, 20 enslaved Africans were brought to Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia—this site is now part of Fort Monroe National Monument. As recorded by English colonist John Rolfe, the arrival of "20 and odd" African men and women at Point Comfort in late August 1619, was a pivotal moment in the nation's history. Stolen by English privateers from a Spanish slave ship and brought to Point Comfort on a ship called the White Lion, these natives of west central Africa are…
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Wrap Up of this Historic Black Historic Month with the African Diaspora Directorate in DC
Thomas Fahr Steyer is an American hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, liberal activist, fundraiser, and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries who said we should do Reparations. We agree, here is the Plan. #Reparations In the case of #Reparations, we asked, in 2014, for $5T USD for Black Folks and $1T USD for Indigenous People using the UN’s 2015 Universal Periodic Review of the USA. The government said, then, in 2016, – no. NOW the African Diaspora…
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A Hamilton County partnership on comprehensive health for all people living in Hamilton County around coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) today
The African Diaspora Directorate calls on all concerned citizens of Hamilton County to meet with other leaders in the community around coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) today at 12:30 PM in front of the 138 E Court St138 E Court Ston March 3rd 2020. After the County Commissioner staff meeting we will meet in the Main Library at the Huenefeld Tower Room in the Downtown Main Library 3/3/2020 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Backgrounder: FAU smartWISE of CRC Hamilton County 001(1)…
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Congratulations to all Ghanaians on the 63rd celebration of their independence (March 6th 2020)
On behalf of the African Diaspora Directorate and the people of African Descent in the USA, I, Dr. Kofi Agyapong, Chairman of the African Diaspora Directorate, send my congratulations to all Ghanaians on the 63rd celebration of our independence (March 6th 2020). In March 1957, Martin Luther King, Jr., and his wife Coretta Scott King traveled to West Africa to attend Ghana’s independence ceremony. King’s voyage was symbolic of a growing global alliance of oppressed peoples and was strategically well…
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