NOW LIVE

Tag: Remembering

Binyavanga Wainaina: Remembering a trail-blazing Kenyan legend | The Stream

Three years after his death, Kenyan literary icon Binyavanga Wainaina continues to challenge stereotypes and prejudice about Africa through his writings. Wainaina, who died in 2019 at age 48 after a short illness, first won acclaim when his autobiographical novella “Discovering Home” was awarded the 2002 Caine Prize. He is also lauded for his 2012 memoir, “One Day I Will Write About This Place.” But his most…

Remembering 9/11: A Look Back at How America Came Together on September 11, 2001

Twenty-one years ago today, the world stood still as we witnessed the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people died, but, as the ashes settled, the people of America rose up, forsaking political and ideological allegiances, choosing to love their neighbors as themselves. Let us today be reminded of the bond we forged together then and, rather than choosing bitterness and division, may…

Remembering the refugee road from Pakistan to India – BBC News

British India’s joy at independence from colonial rule in 1947 was accompanied by the trauma of being divided into two nations: India and Pakistan. The event sparked religious violence in which up to a million people died. Millions were displaced and forced to rebuild their lives overnight. Sarabjit Singh was four years old when his family moved from Lahore in present-day Pakistan to Jalandhar in…

Remembering the Napalm Girl photo fifty years later, a symbol of the Vietnam War

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Former Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took an influential photo and saved the life of Kim Phuc when covering the Vietnam War in 1972. The photo captured the 9-year-old Kim running and screaming after being badly burned by a napalm attack in her village. The picture has won a Pulitzer Prize and become an international symbol…

Breaking News

Home Terms Privacy GDPR

Contact
Copyright Saeculum XXI. All Rights Reserved
Information Wars The Ultimate 21st Century News Source!