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Recent Did you know? items |
* ... that the [[Indianapolis]] African-American community raised $100,000 in just ten days in 1911 to establish the '''[[Senate Avenue YMCA]]'''?
* ... that opera singer Charles Holland spent much of his career in Europe as opportunities in classical music for African Americans were limited? * ... that opera singer '''[[Charles Holland (singer)|Charles Holland]]''' spent much of his career in Europe as opportunities in classical music for African Americans were limited?
* ... that '''[[Dahiru Musdapher]]''', the 12th [[Chief justice of Nigeria|chief justice of Nigeria]], was once a BBC World Service contributor for West Africa and Hausa?
* ... that in 1890 '''[[Cornelius N. Dorsette]]''', often referred to as the first African-American physician in Alabama, founded '''[[Hale Infirmary]]''', a hospital for Black patients and staff in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]?
* ... that South African civil rights activist '''[[Thambi Naidoo]]''' was arrested along with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and sent outside of [[Transvaal (province)|Transvaal]] for refusing to [[Asiatic Registration Act|register]]?
* ... that '''''[[The Red Moon (Johnson and Cole)|The Red Moon]]''''' was the first [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] show to depict alliances between [[African Americans]] and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]? |
Recent In the news items |
- 14 May 2024 –
:The death toll from a building collapse in [[George, South Africa|George]], [[South Africa]], last week, increases to 33. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/death-toll-south-african-building-collapse-rises-33-2024-05-14/ (Reuters)]
- 12 May 2024 – Egypt–Israel relations, Rafah offensive
:[[Egypt]] announces it will intervene on [[South Africa]]'s side in the ''[[South Africa's genocide case against Israel|South Africa v Israel]]'' case in response to [[Israel]]'s growing assault on [[Rafah]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/egypt-intervene-icj-case-israel-tensions-rise-2024-05-12/ (Reuters)]
- 10 May 2024 – Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
:Hundreds of [[Islamic State – Central Africa Province|Islamic State]]-linked fighters attack the town of [[Macomia]], [[Cabo Delgado Province]], [[Mozambique]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/10/mozambiques-president-says-northern-town-under-attack-by-armed-groups (Al Jazeera)]
- 8 May 2024 –
:A statue of the late [[African Americans|African American]] civil rights leader [[Daisy Bates (activist)|Daisy Bates]] is unveiled at the [[U.S. Capitol]]'s [[National Statuary Hall Collection]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], representing the state of [[Arkansas]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/civil-rights-leader-daisy-bates-be-honored-with-statue-us-capitol-2024-05-08/ (Reuters)]
- 6 May 2024 –
:An under construction [[Apartment building collapse in George|apartment building collapses]] in [[George, South Africa]], killing seven people and leaving dozens more missing. [https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-building-collapse-rescue-64a326da97080e86c90727278c39b69b (AP)]
- 20 April 2024 – 2024 Bangui river disaster
:A [[Riverboat|river boat]] en route to a funeral capsizes in the [[Mpoko River]] in [[Bangui]], [[Central African Republic]], killing at least 58 people. [https://www.dw.com/en/car-over-50-drown-after-boat-capsizes-in-mpoko-river/a-68880341 (DW)]
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