(JollofNews) – During a brutal war of liberation against the British, the first 13 American colonies declared independence to become the United States of America on 4 July 1776. Ten years later these 13 states then convened in a secret meeting called the Constitutional Convention in 1787 in the city[Read More…]
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Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Freedom of Speech: The Right We Love To Deny To Others
(JollofNews)- ‘We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light’ Plato Since the advent of New Gambia, one of my most cherished freedoms is the ‘freedom of speech’, the right to say or write[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: How We Promoted The Jammeh Dictatorship For Two Decades (Part 2)
(JollofNews)- George Orwell once warned that the most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. Without control over our past, we surrender our political power. The absence of an inclusive national collective, silence and cowardice have made 22 years of dictatorship possible.[Read More…]
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