Mandela

Mandela

By Elizabeth Singleton Under the newly-formed government of President Nelson Mandela, South Africa is shaping a new landscape of democracy for its future. With new voices now resounding in Pretoria’s Parliament, many old issues and new concerns will finally be...
African Survivals

African Survivals

By Dr. Edward Beasley In many American public schools, Africa has been presented as a continent lacking a creditable history. Students have been taught to think of a dark continent far removed from civilization. But research reveals that students use African products...
The Birth Of The Blues

The Birth Of The Blues

by Guadulesa As Blacks migrated in the late 1800’s from the Mississippi Delta, they carried their songs to industrial centers like St. Louis and Chicago. The blues, spirituals accompanied by staccato handclaps and the foot-produced drum sounds of plantation...