9 juillet 2009

Marché  - Choco - Colombie San Lorenzo - Equateur Photos issues de la série documentaire : Los Afrolatinos : La historia que nunca nos contaron (Afrolatinos, l'histoire qu'on ne nous a jamais raconté)... http://www.afrolatinos.tv/

By theGrio 7:45 AM on 07/09/2009 ANTHONY GALLOWAY(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ACCRA, GHANA - The last stop on President Barack Obama's week-long trip may prove to be his most historic and newsworthy. Just one day before Mr. Obama arrives in Ghana, the significance of his trip is the topic of conversation among most Ghanaians. In this country, even though Mr. Obama's father hailed from Kenya, the president is "from the soil," a man with an African bloodline returning home as leader of the free world. But... [Lire la suite]

By Dr. Boyce Watkins 8:41 AM on 07/09/2009 Obama looks on during the G8 Summit (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) In a recent interview with AllAfrica.com, President Obama said: "I'd say I'm probably as knowledgeable about African history as anybody who's occupied my office. And I can give you chapter and verse on why the colonial maps that were drawn helped to spur on conflict and the terms of trade that were uneven emerging out of colonialism." Those are mighty strong words to come out of the mouth of an... [Lire la suite]

Yelena Khanga says that "while not everything was easy," you can't compare the black plight in Russia to "the kinds of things that happened in America." July 06, 2009 By Kevin O'Flynn MOSCOW -- The visit to Russia by Barack Obama, the first black man to be elected president of the United States, is significant for many Russians. But for Russians of African descent, in particular, the new U.S. leader is a potent symbol of triumph over the same challenges they themselves face in a country where... [Lire la suite]

Agence France-PresseWashington Les Noirs américains ont un risque nettement plus élevé de décéder du cancer de la prostate, du sein et de l'ovaire que les autres races en raison de facteurs biologiques et génétiques, selon une étude publiée mardi. Ces travaux sont les premiers à montrer que les différences dans la survie au cancer entre Noirs et Blancs observées depuis plusieurs décennies ne sont pas seulement dues à la pauvreté et aux disparités dans l'accès aux soins, soulignent les auteurs de l'étude parue dans la version... [Lire la suite]