Category: Pan African Archives
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Johnnie Cochran and the Legal Legacy of Reparations
By Panafrican.email When the name Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. is mentioned, popular memory often goes immediately to the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial. But the deeper history of Cochran’s career lies elsewhere: in his use of litigation as a tool to challenge police abuse, racial discrimination, wrongful imprisonment and the unequal distribution of justice. His connection…
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🇺🇸 Nas Celebrates Historic Opening of New York City’s First Full-Scale Casino in Queens
Queens meets global entertainment: Nas steps into a major new chapter as Resorts World New York City expands into a full-scale casino and entertainment destination.
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🇺🇸 U.S. Moves Closer to Ending Seasonal Clock Changes as Daylight Saving Time Debate Returns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long-running American debate over Daylight Saving Time is entering a new phase as lawmakers consider whether the United States should finally end the twice-yearly practice of changing its clocks. The Sunshine Protection Act has gained renewed attention in Washington after advancing through the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation proposes making…
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Sharpeville massacre victims launch legal action
It’s been more than 60 years since apartheid police opened fire on a 1960 protest in South Africa. Now, Lawyers for survivors and relatives of those killed are launching legal action against the South African government, hoping to overturn a law that has prevented compensation claims. 87 year-old Abram Mofokeng, a Sharpeville massacre survivor, hopes…
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🇺🇬 King Oyo of Tooro Dies at 34 as Kingdom Confirms Prince Will Inherit the Crown
FORT PORTAL, UGANDA — The Kingdom of Tooro is mourning the death of its long-serving monarch, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukiidi IV, who died on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the age of 34. The announcement was made by Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, who said the Omukama died at approximately…
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🇺🇸 The Plantations Behind America’s Wealth: Confronting the Brutal Reality of Slavery
By Pan African News The story of America’s economic rise is often told through railroads, factories, banks, agriculture and entrepreneurship. But beneath that familiar narrative lies another history—one built on forced labor, racial violence and the systematic exploitation of millions of enslaved Africans and their descendants. A recent examination of Louisiana’s Whitney Plantation and Woodland…
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FDA Ghana Closes KFC Osu Oxford Street Branch Over Missing Food Hygiene Permit
Accra, Ghana – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has temporarily closed the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet located on Oxford Street in Osu, Accra, as part of an ongoing nationwide enforcement exercise aimed at ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. The closure forms part of a broader inspection that targeted food service establishments operating…
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🏴 Met Police must reveal membership of Freemasons
Officers in the Metropolitan Police must tell bosses if they are a member – or have ever been a member – of the Freemasons, the force has announced. The group has been added to the Met’s declarable associations policy along with other “hierarchical organisations”. The Freemasons, one of the world’s oldest social and charitable organisations,…
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🇰🇪 Kenya: The Bloody “Democracy” of the British Empire
On October 21, 1952, Britain launched Operation “Jock Scott” — a coordinated military campaign to crush Kenya’s independence movement. Under the banners of “civilization” and “order,” British troops burned villages, executed resistance fighters, and filled concentration camps with thousands of civilians. The target was the Mau Mau movement, a nationalist force demanding liberation from colonial…
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Biden Grants Clemency to Marcus Garvey: A Long-Awaited Victory for Pan-African History
President Joe Biden has taken a historic step by granting posthumous clemency to Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a towering figure in the global Pan-African movement. This act serves not only as a recognition of Garvey’s unjust conviction but also as an acknowledgment of his enduring contributions to the liberation and empowerment of African descendants worldwide. The…