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Report on 2011 International Year Part 6: International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination
Monday, March 21, 2011, will mark the 45th anniversary of the United Nations' (UN) observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In observance of the day, the UN has previously hosted such events as webcasts that address ways people can help end racism and encouraged the composition of essays, photo projects, and the publication of articles that promote the ...
Events, Books Highlight Author Flannery O'Connor's Legacy (part 1)
As close to a million or more people pour into Savannah, Georgia, for the March 17 St. Patrick's Day Parade and associated festivities a number of them will also take time to visit the childhood home of America's iconic author, Flannery O'Connor, at 207 E. Charlton Street near Lafayette Square. Just eight days after St. Patrick's Day, celebrations of a different order will take place when ...
Black History Month Enhanced by International Year for People of African Descent
With the United Nation's proclamation of the year 2011 as the "International Year for People of African Descent," the annual Black History Month observed by African Americans for nearly a century will reflect a deeper significance when it kicks off next week. The proclamation was first issued by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 2009, and launched December 10, ...
Hillary Clinton Gives 2011 International Year for People of African Descent a Needed Boost
There's no question that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's hands are more than full these days with the war in Afghanistan, military tension between the two Koreas, relationship-building with China, and of course the revolution in Egypt. Nevertheless: Secretary Clinton took time out of her demanding schedule earlier this week to post a video message in support of the 2011 International ...
Black History Month: What Would Du Bois Do Today?
Turn to a page in the year 1900 and we see the great educator and human rights advocate W.E.B. DuBois sailing across the Atlantic Ocean. It is unlikely that his "separate but equal" accommodations are anything close to comfortable, but they will serve their purpose. He is on his way to London to meet with others of African descent who are not Americans. With them, he will help define ...
Report on 2011 International Year part 4: Haiti's Hope Now and Tomorrow
Out of the 250,000 deaths caused by natural disasters in 2010, the overwhelming bulk of them occurred when the massive 7-point earthquake struck Haiti on January 12 and took some 230,000 lives, prompting concerted relief efforts that are going on to this day. A major part of those efforts has been maintaining awareness about Haiti's continuing recovery needs and U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon ...
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