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We're excited to announce that this Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friends of the Congo is partnering with the Beacon Hill Decatur organization for a Community Conversation about transnational youth engagement in the struggle for black liberation.

You can join our panel of student organizers moderated by Dr. Akinyele Umoja by scanning the QR code in the flyer or visiting the link in the flyer to register.

Registration link: https://bit.ly/2Nna9t6

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Beyond Borders: Youth Building International Solidarity Against Neo-Colonialism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Beyond Borders: Youth Building International Solidarity Against Neo-Colonialism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Lumumba Lives! Commemorating the Life, Death & Legacy of Patrice Lumumba Join us on LUMUMBA DAY (Jan. 17) as we commemorate Patrice Lumumba on the 60th anniversary of his assassination.

The centrality, size & wealth of the Congo along with Lumumba's own integrity, fortitude, and frankness helped make him one of the most influential leaders in modern history. The tiny Belgian state relied almost exclusively on vast Congolese resources for their global influence. Lumumba's vision could have united Africa & ended Belgium. ⁠
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Join Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights today at 10:00am via Zoom.

Join us tomorrow at 12pm for a special Congolese Cultural event!

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Congo In Harlem Celebration Concert Virtual concert organized to conclude the 12th edition of Congo In Harlem and the 2020 activities of Congo Week.

Register here! Join us as we recognize Dr. Denis Mukwege, Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira Angola / Atlanta, and COCOMATL for their outstanding contributions to the just aspirations of Congolese people and African people everywhere.
https://congoweek.org/component/jevents/eventdetail/49/-/awards-ceremony-virtual.html?Itemid=136

Join us tomorrow on the last (official) day of as we celebrate the contributions of three extraordinary groups and individuals to Congolese liberation. Among our many honorable guests, we are honored and super excited to host and recognize Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, whose work in repairing the physical and emotional damages done against women in the Eastern DRC truly speaks for itself. He has also been an instrumental voice in amplifying awareness of conflict in the DRC, most notably as of late by backing the UN Mapping Report.
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Were also recognizing two local Atlanta organizations, and CoComATL for their outstanding solidarity with Congolese and generally African people. We can't wait to celebrate with you all.
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Register for the Zoom celebration on Congoweek.org/calendar-of-events
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https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldeCvpjsvH9znfYoGKeY7kMRvAJXgE5lO

Dr. Denis Mukwege COCOMATL Grupo Nzinga de Capoeira Angola

Join us for Congo Week!!! A week of cultural celebration, information, and unity among African people everywhere.
www.congoweek.org

Breaking The Silence August 13, 2018 - Many commentators have described Shadary as a loyal regime hardliner. There should be no illusions that his candidacy means that the DRC faces a brighter democrat...

Let’s rally together!

This Saturday‼️ The Prelude to Congo Week 2020, COVID & the CONGO.

Join us for AFRIKAN LIBERATION DAY 3pm-6pm via Zoom. RSVP required.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-liberation-day-tickets-104875627826

We stand in solidarity with our people, victims of racism and injustice. Rally in Brunswick, Ga

This Sunday May 17th COCOMATL. be conducting the second food drive at this Address:

5615 Memorial Dr
Stone Mountain GA 30083 At 1.00 PM

For those who want to donate here's a short list of essentials needs:
Rice, White & Kidney beans,Onion,Vegetable Oil (or any)Tomatoes cans,Cereal,Milk, eggs(if possible) Fresh Chicken
Women Hygiene
Paper towels
Soap.toilet paper
And anything that you think can help our Refugee families whom are dealing dearly with this pandemic.
Contact. 706-908-4764
770-722-8974
Cash is accepted via Cocomatl.org by clicking on donations or via our Cashapp:706-908-4764
www.cocomatl.org

Giving Tuesday is in full effect! Help us reach our goal and GoFundMe will match it!!

https://conta.cc/2StLkeC

GivingTuesdayNow, May 5th - Combating Coronavirus in Congo

Today we had an awesome discussion on the book, "Congo Love Song" by Dr. Ira Dworkin

In his 1903 hit "Congo Love Song," James Weldon Johnson recounts a sweet if seemingly generic romance between two young Africans. While the song's title may appear consistent with that narrative, it also invokes the site of King Leopold II of Belgium's brutal colonial regime at a time when African Americans were playing a central role in a growing Congo reform movement. In an era when popular vaudeville music frequently trafficked in racist language and imagery, "Congo Love Song" emerges as one example of the many ways that African American activists, intellectuals, and artists called attention to colonialism in Africa.

In this book, Ira Dworkin examines black Americans' long cultural and political engagement with the Congo and its people. Through studies of George Washington Williams, Booker T. Washington, Pauline Hopkins, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, and other figures, he brings to light a long-standing relationship that challenges familiar presumptions about African American commitments to Africa. Dworkin offers compelling new ways to understand how African American involvement in the Congo has helped shape anticolonialism, black aesthetics, and modern black nationalism.

Get your copy on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Congo-Love-Song-American-Colonial-ebook/dp/B06Y3PWRM4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=congo+love+song&qid=1587225744&sr=8-1

https://twitter.com/drsenait/status/1247263412918288395?s=21

Professor Senait Fisseha on Twitter “Strong repudiation by the Director General to the French scientists who suggested to use as guinea pigs for vaccine research “Africa cannot & will not be the testing ground for any vaccine. The hungover from such colonial mentality has to stop” https://t...

https://youtu.be/iUCUON3SPmQ

Dr. Joseph E. Lowery dies Dr. Joseph E. Lowery died Friday at the age of 98.

FOTC Atlanta stands in solidarity with Women Watch Africa at forum on FGM Morehouse College
In February.

https://youtu.be/u2l_EugvRw8

These Divers Search For Slave Shipwrecks and Discover Their Ancestors | National Geographic Meet a group of vibrant scuba divers determined to find, document and positively identify slave shipwrecks. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ...

Our Brothers & Sisters in the Congo enjoying some downtime.

Bro. Kwame speaking at the Black Man Lab Summer Session.

Become a Friend of the Congo. Visit us at: www.friendsofthecongo.org

Raising Consciousness About the Challenge of the Congo - Friends of the Congo

Back in August:
Delivery of Malaria medicine from the plant Artemisa to the Andree Blouin Center in Kinshasa.

Prof. Tarell Kyles: Intro to Black Psychology class at GSU.
Bro. P**o from Liberia Heals and Bro. Kwame presented on the Legacy of Slavery and Colonialism in our Motherland and the Diaspora.

Who was Patrice Lumumba?

Friends of the Congo Atl updated their website address.

Friends of the Congo Atl added a button to help you learn more about them.