by SullivanErin | Oct 25, 2010 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
The Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) was an umbrella organization that united several groups involved in the civil rights campaign in Mississippi between 1963 and 1965. Serving as the organization behind the civil rights movement, COFO was involved in voter...
by MacauleyStephenNathaniel | Oct 25, 2010 | Global African History, People
Nigerian nationalist, politician, lawyer, statesman, and chancellor, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo was born on March 6, 1909 in Ogun State, Nigeria, where he commenced his political career. Awolowo attended various local schools in Ogun State, Nigeria and later...
by SmithAdamChristian | Oct 25, 2010 | Global African History, Places
Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania. With its location on the Indian Ocean coast, separated from the island of Zanzibar by the Zanzibar Channel, it is also the manufacturing and commercial center of the nation. The city began as a fishing village in the...
by ZenzCassandra | Oct 21, 2010 | African American History, People
Richard Dean Parsons, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Time Warner Inc., is the current Chairman of Citigroup. Despite his working-class origins, Parsons’ achievements have been recognized by the African American community, and he has become an influential role...
by BernardIan | Oct 20, 2010 | Global African History, People
Cubah Cornwallis was a former slave to Captain William Cornwallis and became well known in the Caribbean as an accomplished nurse. Few documents exist about her 18th century life, and her name has various spellings including Coubah, Couba, Cooba and Cuba. References...
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