Who Is The Nation of Islam?

FYI AFRICA The many faces of Africa around the world remains largely unheralded, unknown and at times, mythical. Weekly, our editors identify various subjects about Africa and unpack them for you. QUESTION Reserved for subscribers Answer: May 2023 marked 98 years since the birth of civil rights leader Malcolm X, formerly Malcolm Little. Malcolm X was […]

Is South Africa Overdue For A National Renewal?

FYI AFRICA The many faces of Africa around the world remains largely unheralded, unknown and at times, mythical. Weekly, our editors identify various subjects about Africa and unpack them for you. QUESTION Reserved for subscribers Answer: WITH various leaders and commentators having suggested that things have gone horribly wrong in South Africa since Cyril Ramaphosa […]

How Did a Civil Rights Legislation Spark a Backlash in American Politics?

FYI AFRICA The many faces of Africa around the world remains largely unheralded, unknown and at times, mythical. Weekly, our editors identify various subjects about Africa and unpack them for you. QUESTION Answer: For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As […]

How Africans Cheered In The New Year In Local Greetings

FYI AFRICA The many faces of Africa around the world remains largely unheralded, unknown and at times, mythical. Weekly, our editors identify various subjects about Africa and unpack them for you. Afrikaans Gesondheid — is the Afrikaans word for cheers pronounced (ge-sund-hate) Afrikaans is a West Germanic language of Southern Africa mostly derived from Dutch. It developed as […]