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Ending Aid Dependence

Book review by BPM International Correspondent Amir Demeke

“At a time when the competition for oil, fuels, land and commodities is heating up between the older industrial countries of the North and the emerging industrial countries of the South such as Brazil, China, India and South Africa, ‘aid’ from the North could be a means of tying down the aid recipient countries – especially in Africa, which appears to be the principal target for aid – to the colonial apron strings of the older empire.In such an environment, Yash Tandon argues in Ending Aid Dependence that putting into action an exit strategy from aid must become a top political priority for all countries heavily dependent on aid as current policies aim to perpetuate aid before promoting development.” Writes Amir Demeke Continue Reading

Sankofa Selections: Reviewing Nyerere in Elections Year…
For Africans at home and abroad who concern ourselves with Africa’s liberation, it becomes increasingly important to anchor our steps in the reality of our environment and to benchmark our progress to the giant leaps forward obtained by our elders. For those reasons, I recommend a book for review and reflection that uplifts the legacy of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, a servant leader who helped to usher into existence the independence of Tanzania. Continue Reading

While the world celebrated the first anniversary of the life and legacy of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem at London’s Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre, Africanists on the Continent have taken a moment to reflect on the impact of a man who was for many the flag-bearer of Global Pan-African thought. I sat this weekend to read the latest compilation book of Tajudeen’s postcards, Speaking Truth to Power, in order to appreciate the essence of the man who dedicated his adult life to African liberation.  The former United Nations Millennium Campaign Deputy Director for Africa and Director of Justice Africa lost his life 25 May 2009 in Nairobi en route to launch a maternal health campaign in Kigali. Continue Reading

Afrikan peoples and nations across the Diaspora must apprise themselves of a full, ongoing knowledge of the social, economic and cultural history of Afrikan nations as well as their contemporary status and reorganize their sociocultural and economic structures so as to initiate and fuel continental Afrika’s growth and development.

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Book Review

Amos Wilson: Awakening the Natural Genius of Black Children

“Too many of us see education as essentially a preparation for jobs, as a preparation for moving up in social status, and as a means of securing a better lifestyle. And certainly, these are some of its major functions. However, I do not see them as the primary functions of education… I think it is vital that we understand that the major function of education is to help secure the survival of a people.”

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Remove the kinks from your Mind, NOT your Hair – Marcus Garvey

Welcome Afrikans,
This section is designed to dialogue about books from the book list. Share what you have learned about this months book. Also, you may relate this book to other works you have read. So read and study this material and converse:

Book#2:
Assata: An Autobiography Continue Reading

Remove the kinks from your Mind, NOT your Hair – Marcus Garvey

Welcome Afrikans,
This section is designed to dialogue about books from the book list. Share what you have learned about this months book. Also, you may relate this book to other works you have read. So read and study this material and converse:

Book#1:
The Mis-Education of the Negro by: Carter G. Woodson Continue Reading