AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)

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The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc.
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AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)3d ago

U.S. to end funding for South Africa's HIV programs over policy issues - UPI.com

#usa #HiV #aids #SouthAfrica #donaldtrump #statedepartment #PEPFAR #Lenacapavir #medicalracism

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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time..."

- Maya Angelou

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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/06/19/safrica-united-states-to-end-hiv-program-funding/9291781895822/

U.S. to end funding for South Africa's HIV programs over policy issues - UPI.com

The Trump administration plans to stop PEPFAR funding for HIV prevention and control programs in South Africa because of differences in policy.

UPI
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 15

#BBCWorld: #SouthAfrican jazz legend #AbdullahIbrahim dies at 91.

#DollarBrand #jazz #music #pianist #composer

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5vngrq3q5o

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 13

#AlJazeera: Older runners defy age in #Kenya’s central highlands

#aging #running #inspirational #africa #health #discipline

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/13/older-runners-defy-age-in-kenyas-central-highlands

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 11

#SamWaymon, #composer, actor, performer and brother of #NinaSimone is coming to @UCSC for an October week-in-residence.

#SantaCruz #UofCalifornia #music #jazz #film_scoring #actor #lecturers

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/918878166/dr-samuel-waymon-is-coming-to-uc-santa-cruz via @ein_news

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 11

#WorldCup ref denied entry to the #US was about to make history for #Somalia

#OmarArtan #bigotry #racism #xenophobia
#StateDept

#FIFAWorldCup
#racistmotherfuckers
#ignorance #uscustomsandborderprotection

https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-referee-somalia-fifa-trump-04dc046d9807582d5b69e0149181e5f1

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 5

Tickets for the October 3rd #Awadagin Pratt recital in #TryonNC benefiting the Nina Simone and Samuel Waymon Music Scholarship Fund are now on sale.

#NinaSimoneMusic #sam_waymon #tryonarts #ACREF #sam_waymon #SportsQuest

https://app.arts-people.com/?show=338870

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 3
Supreme Court grants Alabama’s emergency appeal to use map a lower court ruled racially discriminatory
https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/alabama-order-supreme-court-emergency-appeal-congressional-map
Supreme Court grants Alabama’s emergency appeal to use map a lower court ruled racially discriminatory

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent for the three Democratic appointees said the majority “disregards both democratic values and the rule of law.”

MS NOW
AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Jun 2

US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas

#InstitutionalRacism #WhiteSupremacy #DonaldTrump #LittleMarco #StateDept #Africa #Xenophobia #visa #racistmotherfuckers

https://apnews.com/article/trump-africa-visas-embassies-cutbacks-973e4458cc0770a0a7e83acf51e74df0?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)May 7

October 3rd Concert by pianist Awadagin Pratt at the Tryon Fine Arts Center to launch The Nina Simone and Samuel Waymon Music Scholarship Fund.

#NinaSimoneMusic #sam_waymon #awadagin #tryonarts #ACREF #SQI_Entertainment

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/910934143/october-3rd-concert-by-pianist-awadagin-pratt-to-launch-the-nina-simone-and-samuel-waymon-music-scholarship-fund

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)May 5

Video: Rachel Maddow - Trump is terrible at everything except this one thing.

"On the issue of race. On the treatment of African-Americans specifically - even being terrible at what they're doing has still proven to be disastrous for our country."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JN3eoWmu14