An anti-govenment movement similar to the American Tea Party has emerged to in an attempt to challenge the Worker’s Party government in Brazil. Bryan Pitts, an assistant Prof of History @ Duke University, dissects the anti-govt movement by giving a greater frame of reference. It’s a history that includes economic, class, and racial divisions.
Category Archives: Afro Diaspora
2015: Guyana & Walter Rodney
2015 marks the 35th anniversary of revolutionary leader Walter Rodney of Guyana. Very little is ever discussed regarding the struggle for social justice in the West Indies/Caribbean. Let alone one of its biggest figures. Prof Wazir Mohammed from the Univ of Indiana tells us about the life and times of Walter Rodney.
2014: Haiti After Duvalier
Brian Concannon, Dir for the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, discusses the serious political and health issues that still need to be addressed in Haiti in the aftermath of the passing former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.