Milton Allimadi

Milton Allimadi teaches African history at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and publishes the Black Star News, a weekly newspaper in New York City.

September 17, 2021

Milton Allimadi

The New York Times: Ally to Colonialism in Africa

Apologists for colonialism could always expect New York Times coverage that was inimical to Africa’s aspirations for self-determination.

September 1, 2003

Milton Allimadi

When New York Times reporters such as Lloyd Garrison in the 1960s and Joseph Lelyveld in the 1980s filed news stories from Africa, editors at the Times routinely fabricated scenes and manufactured quotes for their articles. In some instances, the foreign editor colluded with the reporter to manufacture scenes that they believed would conform to […]

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