AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund

The mission of the AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc. is to illuminate, educate and provide a balanced viewpoint on issues relating to Africa

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Tryon (NC) Prepares for a Special Night of Music and Launch of the Nina Simone and Samuel Waymon Scholarship Fund

@Awadagin @NinaSimone @sam_waymon @ACREF #scholarship #music #TryonNC #AwadaginPratt #youth

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National Emmett Till Commemoration Brings Family, Civil Rights Leaders, Impacted Families to MS

#EmmettTill #civilrights #Mississippi @EmmettTill

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.@BBCWorld: Angélique Kidjo makes history for #Africa with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

@angeliquekidjo @hwoodwalkoffame #Benin

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Nina Simone and Samuel Waymon Music Scholarship Fund Opens 2026/27 Application Cycle

#ninasimone #samuelWaymon #music #scholarship @ACREF

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

#DollarBrand #jazz #music #pianist #composer

https://t.co/qjDHpCjew8

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

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

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.@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://t.co/G2ui4y8nYq via @ein_news

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

#OmarArtan #bigotry #racism #xenophobia @StateDept
@FIFAWorldCup #racistmotherfuckers
#ignorance #uscustomsandborderprotection

https://t.co/7Tx8tULwPa

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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 @tryonarts @SportsQuest

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

#InstitutionalRacism #WhiteSupremacy @realDonaldTrump #LittleMarco @StateDept #Africa #Xenophobia #visa #racistmotherfuckers

https://t.co/XsRnD8wvjA

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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://t.co/gnFVFU6ahc via @ein_news

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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."

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#TryonDailyBulletin: Nina Simone honored with tribute, new release...

https://t.co/FzGmRBo4qS

#SamWaymon #TumbaoExperience #NinaSimone #TryonNC #mirrorballgallery #DemetrioMuñiz
@bermanbrothers
#jazz #tumbao #AfroCuban

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. @NationAfrica: Washington’s withdrawal from UN agencies tests #Nairobi’s global role

@UN #USA #Trump #Kenya #africa @UNHABITAT #environment @UNNairobiStaff

https://t.co/9rEANkXnBi

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.@AlJazeera: Why are some #African countries banning #US citizens from entry?

#Africa #Mali #BurkinaFaso #USA #Trump #TravelBan #Tanzania #travel #visa

https://t.co/6xJUilqpep

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.@AlJazeera: In 2025, the #zionist state of #Israel attacked at least six (6) other sovereign nations.

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32

https://t.co/cUAdszlpi3

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Algeria declares France’s colonial rule a crime in new law

#Algeria #France #colonization
#colonialism #exploitation #legislation

https://t.co/2vPyiIw3it