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    An image from the documentary of the subject Yeshi Kassa.
    Profiles & Interviews
    20 June 2023

    The Complicated Family History at the Heart of 'Grandpa Was An Emperor'

    In the documentary, the late Emperor Haile Selassie’s great-granddaughter, Yeshi Kassa, goes searching for answers about her painful past, as well as that of her home country.

    Death To Fascism, Then and Now: How Ethiopia Fought Back Against Mussolini
    News
    03 October 2017

    Death To Fascism, Then and Now: How Ethiopia Fought Back Against Mussolini

    Ethiopians were the first to fight fascism. With right wing nationalism on the rise again we can take a page from their book.

    Watch a Young & Radical Nelson Mandela in the Political Thriller ‘Mandela’s Gun’ Trailer
    Film + TV
    26 October 2016

    Watch a Young & Radical Nelson Mandela in the Political Thriller ‘Mandela’s Gun’ Trailer

    ‘Mandela's Gun' film is a political thriller based on Nelson Mandela's 1962 “African odyssey”

    Respect Your Elders: Fleeing Political Violence In Ethiopia Circa The 1970s
    News
    14 April 2016

    Respect Your Elders: Fleeing Political Violence In Ethiopia Circa The 1970s

    Our contributing writer, Abel Shifferaw, learns more about an old photo of his uncle and mother in 1970s Ethiopia.

    Kendrick Helped Popularize It, But We Need To Talk About The Complicated Ethiopian History Of 'Negus'
    News
    17 February 2016

    Kendrick Helped Popularize It, But We Need To Talk About The Complicated Ethiopian History Of 'Negus'

    Kendrick Lamar helped popularize it. Now we need to talk about the complicated Ethiopian history of “negus."

    Photos: Haile Selassie Meets A Native American
    Photos
    23 November 2012

    Photos: Haile Selassie Meets A Native American

    Excerpt from Ras Nathaniel 50th Anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I First Visit to the United States.

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