2020 Is A Year For The History Books, But Not Without Digital Archives
The Oasis Reporters July 21, 2021 Canada lags behind some countries with preserving public digital records.(Flickr/BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives Canada), CC
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Mandela Was A Flawed Icon. But Without Him South Africa Would Be A Sadder Place
The Oasis Reporters July 21, 2021 Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s freedom struggle icon and first black president, continues to be
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Book Shines Light On Dennis Brutus, One Of South Africa’s Most Underrated Poets
The Oasis Reporters July 21, 2021 A younger Dennis Brutus, president of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee in Montreal,
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Let’s Not Be Impatient, There Is Hope For South Africa’s Future
The Oasis Reporters July 21, 2021 Apartheid legacies of corruption and violence have held South Africa back, but there is
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How Frelimo Betrayed Samora Machel’s Dream Of A Free Mozambique
The Oasis Reporters July 20, 2021 Samora Machel, Mozambique’s founding president.Sahm Doherty/Getty Images David Matsinhe, Carleton University Forty-six years ago,
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Pasha 116: Why Events Like Eid Celebrations Can Be Superspreaders
The Oasis Reporters July 20, 2021 Getty Images Ozayr Patel, The Conversation One of the elements that contribute to a
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In A Digital Archive Of Fugitive Slave Ads, A New Portrait Of Slavery Emerges
The Oasis Reporters July 17, 2021 Eastman Johnson’s ‘A Ride for Liberty’ (ca. 1862) depicts a family of slaves
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Inside The Kingdom Of Hayti, ‘The Wakanda Of The Western Hemisphere’
The Oasis Reporters July 17, 2021 An 1811 wood engraving depicts the coronation of King Henry.Fine Art America Marlene
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When France Extorted Haiti – The Greatest Heist In History
The Oasis Reporters July 17, 2021 Haitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer receiving Charles X’s decree recognizing Haitian independence on July
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A Long View Sheds Fresh Light On The History Of The Yoruba People In West Africa
The Oasis Reporters June 28, 2021 A group of drummers playing traditional Yoruba drums.Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty
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