He understood that the struggle for freedom extended beyond the political realm into the cultural, where jazz music thrived.

Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 19 is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

‘They say a poet can change your life,’ a woman tells me in a hotel lift. We’re in Durban, South Africa, where I’m appearing ...

World Press Freedom Day 2025 focuses on how AI affects press freedom, the free flow of information, media independence, and the global goal of ensuring access to information and protecting ...

This comes as the continent marks Africa Day on Sunday, commemorating the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, which was later succeeded by the African Union. A general view of ...

For me, Africa Day—celebrated annually on May 25—readily brings to mind one remarkable individual and one pivotal institution. The individual is Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, a respected scholar and ...

The call came during the celebration of Africa Day at the AU headquarters on Saturday in Addis ... current Chairperson of the AU Joao Lourenco called for realizing Africa’s political freedom, harness ...

Cape Town - With today being Freedom Day, political leaders in the province ... said although he recognised South Africa is a democratic state, he was saddened by the reality that the country ...

Groups such as the Lawyers for Human Rights, Palestine Solidarity Alliance and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), among others. Africa Day is celebrated on 25 May each year to ...

I didn’t know the significance of the date at all, I figured it was just another summer festival or a day in June to hop ... to reflect on and celebrate freedom, resilience and the pursuit ...