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Here’s why the German president apologized, asking for forgiveness for the crimes against Tanzanians

  • November 07, 2023
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By Black Headline News https://vimeo.com/882642450?share=copy Last week, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologized, seeking forgiveness for the crimes committed by the military during Germany’s colonial rule of Tanzania during a visit to the East African country. Experts estimate between 200,000 and 300,000 members of the Indigenous Tanzanian population were murdered during the Maji Maji Rebellion

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The Ongoing Struggle: Black Gen X’ers and the Persistent Impediments to Racial Equality

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