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  Bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass "The Lion of Anacostia" Celebrate 200 Years of the Life and Legacy of Frederick Douglass February 2018 made 200 years since the birth of Frederick Douglass. Born enslaved, he sought freedom and against all odds, rose to a life of honor by becoming a statesman, journalist, activist, hero and so much more.  WE Join on a yearlong commemoration as we honor Douglass's life, his connection to the community and his commitment to social justice during the bicentennial year of his birth. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, arguably America’s most accomplished African American civil rights leader of the 19th century. As we recognize the contributions of African Americans during Black History Month, we are reminded that on June 26, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison appointed Douglass to serve as the Minister Resident and Consul General of the United States to Haiti. Douglass, the abolitionist, au...

Black History Month — Carter G. Woodson by jilldennison Today is February 1st and, as such, is the first day of Black History Month, celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month.  For literally centuries Black people have been sold into slavery, abused, brutalized, and murdered for no reason other than the colour of their skin.  The saddest thing of all is that in this, the 21st century, there are still large numbers of people who believe that Black people are somehow ‘inferior’ to whites.  We’ve abolished slavery, seen societal and legal strides toward equality, overthrown Jim Crow, and still … today in the United States, Black people face frequent barriers to equality and sometimes barriers to life itself. Filosofa’s Word will publish several posts in the coming month highlighting some of the achievements of Black people and their struggle for equality and justice.  I’d like to start with an article I ran across on History.com about the renowned Carter G. Woodson....

When the U.S. Used Israel to Test Out a Weapon – and Dragged It Into War By Guy Laron Fifty years later, Israel's attacks in Syria show the lessons weren’t learned July 18, 1970, was another broiling-hot summer day in Egypt. In the skies above the Suez Canal, Egyptian soldiers and the operators of the Soviet surface-to-air-missile batteries, dozens of Israel Air Force fighter jets appeared. It was the start of Operation Etgar, which aimed to put an end to the threat posed by the Soviet weapons, which in the past months had made their way, with their Russian operating technicians, to the canal stubbornly and persistently. The air force had no means to counter the deadly weapon. But that situation was ostensibly about to change. The Israeli F-4 Phantom fighter-bombers were armed with highly sophisticated U.S.-made electronic jamming equipment. The American technicians promised that a mysterious signal emitted by the electronic devices would paralyze the Russian SAMs. The new...

لماذا لم تتِمْ محاكمةُ مُدبِّري انقلاب 17 نوفمبر 1958؟ دروسٌ لثورةِ ديسمبر 2018 د. سلمان محمد أحمد سلمان مقال جديد للدكتور سلمان محمد احمد سلمان جدير بالقراءة. يعرض المقال الأسباب التي أدت إلى قفل الطريق أمام محاكمة منفذي انقلاب نوفمبر 1958. ويكتسب المقال قيمة اضافية علاوة على ما ورد فيه من معلومات تفيد الأجيال الجديدة، لكونه أتي في وقت تقدم فيه محامون سودانيون بعريضة طالبوا فيها بمحاكمة منفذي انقلاب يونيو 1989  د. النور حمد لماذا لم تتِمْ محاكمةُ مُدبِّري انقلاب 17 نوفمبر 1958؟ دروسٌ لثورةِ ديسمبر 2018 د. سلمان محمد أحمد سلمان يقوم عددٌ من المحامين السودانيين الوطنيين بمهمّة جمع المعلومات والشروع في رفع قضايا ضد مُدبِّري انقلاب 30 يونيو عام 1989 بتهمٍ تشمل تقويض النظام الدستوري، والتمرّد على الشرعية القانونية، وحمل السلاح. وقد توسّع هؤلاء القانونيون في خيارات المحاكم، فشملوا المحاكم الوطنية ومحكمة الجنايات الدولية. وقد أشاد عددٌ كبيرٌ من المراقبين الدوليين والمنظمات المعنيّة بحقوق الإنسان وحكم القانون بهذا الأجراء الذي أكّد سلميّة ثورة 19 ديسمبر وإيمان قادتها بالشرعية ال...