history
Past politicians, legislation and political movements have changed the course of history in ways both big and small. Welcome to our blast to the past.
Black Business in the African Diaspora Movement
Entrepreneurs innovate in response to socioeconomic needs and despite not every entrepreneur has a social focus, their ideas do change the landscape and direction of society. They inspire not just with their ideas but with their innovative entrepreneurial mentality. This is how a young man from a very volatile inner-city community in Jamaica used his innovative ways to put himself through school at the highest level and then responded to the plight of others. Miguel ‘Steppa’ Williams an award-winning dub poet famous for his question to former President Barak Obama on his visit to Jamaica about the legalization of Marijuana. Miguel a Rastafarian by religion confesses his use of marijuana affectionately called ‘Ganja’ as a religious and health right, while always advocating for its commercial potentials to the island and many impoverished communities, even before decriminalization.
By TanYah Global5 years ago in The Swamp
The Political Impact of the Southern Strategy
Everyone is getting politically aware nowadays, especially after the 2020 election. However, have you ever wondered how Democrats and Republicans came to be the political parties they are today? Conservative pundits and personalities say the Democrats were the racist ones and Republicans were advocating for equal rights for African Americans in the past, after the Civil War. Liberal pundits say that Republicans are the racist ones now and Democrats are the freedom fighters. They use these talking points to downplay the hypocrisy of their respective political parties. The reality is both parties are mostly corrupt, but what caused the shift of the present political agendas of the Democrats and Republicans?
By Tyler Williams5 years ago in The Swamp
The Truest: Why a Game Should Include King Leopold II
Most people would say the ruler of the Third Reich killed many people, but few people would utter the name of King Leopold II. This man never entered the Congo, but was responsible for the deaths of 10 million people there and more.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in The Swamp
8 Worst Events In The American History
The USA has seen its share of good and worst days, which can be bad it’s above two hundred years of history. But there have been a few times that left Americans in fear for the future of the country and their safety that is a huge plus that is own. Right here, in chronological order, are eight regarding the worst times in America.
By Fahim Chughtai5 years ago in The Swamp
Formation: The Making of Nigeria from Jihad to Amalgamation
The Federal Republic of Nigeria, given its place as the most populous black nation in the world, Africa's largest economy and quite possibly its biggest failed state, has had a compendium of literature written about it; From Frederick Forsyth's The story of Biafra to the Martin Meredith's state of Africa to Karl Maier's this house has fallen to the late Stephen Ellis' This Present darkness to Max Siollun's excellent trilogy- Oil, Politics and Violence, Soldiers of Fortune and Nigerian Soldiers of Fortune- There's been a plethora of non-Nigerians and Nigerians alike providing their take on a country, which is to all intents and purposes, a multitude of nations within a nation or as Winston Churchill's much-quoted description of Russia: " A riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma".
By Adebayo Adeniran5 years ago in The Swamp
Global Peace Campaign of Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Mirza Masroor Ahmad constantly advocates the way to Peace to mankind. Through his numerous lessons, talks, books, and individual gatherings he has required the division of mosque and state and has advocated the requirement for all-inclusive common freedoms through equity for all.
By Muhammad Ali5 years ago in The Swamp
11 Black People Who Inspired The Black Community and Us
Throughout history, many famous Black American men and women have contributed significantly to society as far as civil rights, music, science, sports, equality are concerned. Their remarkable efforts and achievements, and life stories are often are quite worthy of high recognition.
By Dhiman Chakma5 years ago in The Swamp
History of Erasing Unpopular Leaders
During the early Roman Empire two millennia ago, an emperor might be deified after he died if he was popular and good. (Think: the Divine Augustus.) Alternatively, if he was unpopular and wicked, he was “erased” from society’s memory.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in The Swamp
The Sheffield Cholera Epidemic of 1832
Asiatic Cholera (also known as Cholera Morbus or Spasmodic Cholera) began in the Ganges Valley Delta, India in 1826. It spread into Persia and then by 1929, it was in southern Russia. It spread along sea routes across Europe and reached the UK in 1831. The British Ambassador in St Petersburg wrote to London in 1830, warning them of the raging disorder that was a sort of plague. Russian ships were put into quarantine as they entered British ports. However, the process was not strictly regulated. By 1831, the disease had reached Berlin, Hamburg and entered Britain via the port of Sunderland in October of 1831.
By Armchair Detective5 years ago in The Swamp
History of Amazing Grace, part 2
As I mentioned in my first article on the History of Amazing Grace, this is the story of the lives of two men and that one song. In the first part, we discussed the life of the song’s author John Newton. The 2007 film “Amazing Grace,” however, is about the life of one of Newton’s protégés, William Wilberforce.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in The Swamp
