Two months ago, we organized an event called “Tenenet: Seeking Light in Times of Darkness” that was centered on mental wellness and lifting the stigma off mental illness. Often overlooked and frequently dismissed as either a weakness or a sign […]
It always happens this way in Africa, a new day that arrives with the toppling of a brutal regime quickly turns back into the darkness of nepotism. Though the faces in power change, the injustices of exclusion and ethnic persecution […]
We zijn verspreid tegen de wind, een wrede daad van brutaliteit in de jaren 1970 verbrijzelde de Ethiopische monarchie en veroorzaakte een gruwelijke bloedvergieten in het hele land die miljoenen Ethiopiërs in asielzoekers veranderde. De “Rode Terreur” van het Derg […]
We are scattered to the wind, a savage act of brutality in the 1970’s shattered the Ethiopian monarchy and induced a horrific bloodletting throughout the country that turned millions of Ethiopians into asylum seekers. The Derg’s “Red Terror” not only […]
Our stories are often told by others. The significance of Ethiopia, the profound aspects of our history and the contributions that we have made to civilization are frequently conveyed through the eyes and pens of outsiders. Though we do a […]
On a balmy night in Temple Hills, Maryland, two key voices within the Ethiopian community steps up courageously to speak against the ongoing ethnic strife taking place back home and among the diaspora. In a time when tribalism and inciting […]
Updated 9.27.2019 at 11:20 PM New York Time Two days ago, the Addis Abeba police announced that the carrying of any other flag besides the “constitutional flag” and the carrying of signs during the holiday of Meskel are prohibited. Yesterday […]
The soul of Adwa is still in us, it has just been beaten into a state of comatose by decades upon decades of tribal politics and the ghettoizing of Ethiopia at the hands of despots and their foreign enablers. The […]
Too often, we let the fear of failure dictate our actions only to miss out on the thrill of achieving unimaginable success. As a result, we take safe measures and walk paths that others have paved for us. In a […]
Today marks the beginning of a festival known as Irreecha, a holiday that is the equivalent of Thanksgiving. Celebrated at the end of September, Irreecha coincides with the beginning of a new lunar calendar and the arrival of spring. Its […]
