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Get your head out the clouds – US government can access your data

All personal information stored by British internet users on major “cloud” computing services including Google Drive can be spied upon routinely without their knowledge by US authorities …

Mobile fingerprinting – Know your rights

Police in London are using mobile fingerprint scanners that can detect suspects within two minutes. About 350 devices are being used in police response cars to carry out roadside checks on people’s …

British companies may have to reveal racial make-up

Large companies could be urged to publish the ethnic composition of their workforce under Conservative proposals to help boost the party’s popularity with ethnic minority voters, according to the …

An Obituary – the passing of our beloved Common Sense

An oldie but a goodie. I got this as an email and thought it was worth a mention. Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense , who has been with us for many years.No one knows …

Before Rosa Parks – Ida B Wells

Ida B Wells was born into slavery on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Her father, James, was a carpenter, and her mother, Elizabeth, was a famous cook. Both parents were literate and …

Southern Horrors – Lynch Law in All Its Phases – by Ida B Wells

Southern Horrors – Lynch Law in All Its Phases was written by activist Ida B Wells. Preface Hon. Fred. Douglass’s Letter The Offense The Black And White Of It The New Cry The Malicious …

Princess Sara Forbes-Bonetta-Davies

Sarah Forbes Bonetta was the princess, born into the Egbado royal family of south-western Nigeria, who became a favourite of Queen Victoria and a regular visitor to Windsor Castle. Sarah was captured …

Jamaican season greetings

This is such an emotional time of year. We can be happy, sad, overjoyed, grateful and downright ungrateful from the time we get up. We think about the loved one’s we’ve lost and the …

The Boston Tea Party

On a cold December night in 1773, a group of American colonists made a bold move that would forever change the course of history. Disguised as Mohawk Indians, they boarded three British ships anchored …

The truth about Fred Hampton’s murder

Fred Hampton was a political activist born August 30, 1948. He was killed as he lay in bed in his apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO), …

Wonders of the African World

The Wonders of the African World is an exuberant, visually stunning journey across Africa and through the history of its glorious but forgotten civilizations. Travelling by camel, by dhow, by Land …

Tommie Smith and John Carlos – Black Power Salute

On 16 October 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand that would see them banished from the Olympic games. In 1968, the United States already had a lot on its plate. This …