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15-Year-Old Black Teen Who Wants to Be Adopted Says She Loves to Accessorize

Nationwide — Meet Gabby, a 15-year-old high school...

Johnnie McKnight’s Candidacy Surges with Major Endorsements in 11th Hampden District State Representative Race

State Representative candidate Johnnie McKnight has secured significant endorsements in his campaign for the 11th Hampden District seat. State Senator Adam Gomez and former City Councilor and mayoral candidate Justin Hurst have both thrown their support behind McKnight, a move that could bolster his bid as the election approaches.

‘American Fiction’ asks who gets to decide Blackness

Anthony Stewart, Bucknell University https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/american-fiction-asks-who-gets-to-decide-blackness The much-anticipated American...

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Workplace diversity training programs are everywhere, but their effectiveness varies widely

Yekaterina Bezrukova, University at Buffalo Despite recent efforts to restrict them, diversity training programs have become as ubiquitous in American offices as the water cooler. They’re everywhere. But our recent update...

Review of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black

Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black attempts to add another layer to his portfolio of...

New Age of Heroes Comics Convention Rescheduled for Summer 2025, Promising an Unforgettable Experience

Springfield, MA — The New Age of Heroes Comics Convention, initially scheduled for November...

Boys & Girls Club Family Center to Host Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Springfield

Springfield, MA – On Sunday, November 17, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm,...

Over 100 Black Students and Youth Leaders to Convene for National Reparations Summit in Atlanta

The National Reparations Institute is set to host its fourth annual National N’Daba (Great...

Bayo Omoboriowo Shares His Journey to Becoming a Presidential Photographer

Bayo Omoboriowo shares his journey from humble beginnings to becoming the official photographer for former President Muhammadu Buhari. This episode of the Teju Babyface Deep Dive Podcast is nothing short...

Tumo Kgabeng from Botswana: Entrepreneur Builds Tech Solutions for Farming Sector

Tumo Kgabeng, 24, is co-founder of Anton Tech – an AI research company that seeks to transform the agriculture industry. His agritech solution deploys...

Colonialism Revamped in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lord Leverhulme’s 1911 concession in the Congo is now held by an African-run New York-based private equity firm with strong links to global philanthropy.  140...

Black Dad of 2 Makes History, Revives a Century-Old Nigerian Writing System Using Children’s Books

The South Nigerian writing system, Nsibiri, can now be learned from a 43-page children’s book written by ed-tech educator Chinua Mosley. NATIONWIDE — Chinua Mosley,...

African-American reporter DeNeen L. Brown Decides  to leave U.S. to escape racism

NEW YORK - DeNeen L. Brown, an African-American writer for the Washington Post, has decided to leave the United States and start a new...

News From Africa to the Caribbean

News Shorts You Will Not See Anywhere Else Cameroon: Soldiers free senator held hostage by Anglophone separatists Soldiers freed several hostages in western Cameroon, including a...

THE GULLAH: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection

Written By Joseph A. Opala The Gullah people are the descendants of the slaves who worked on the rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia.  They...

News From Africa to the Caribbean

DRC: War in Ukraine sparks food-security fears News Shorts You Will Not See Anywhere Else Rising prices driven by the Ukraine crises have stoked fear of...

News From Africa to the Caribbean

Kenya's ruling party joins opposition coalition for presidency bid. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said his party had joined an opposition coalition ahead of...

“He is a Diplomatic Threat”: Kenyans in Diaspora Say Ahead of William Ruto’s Tour of the US and UK

Kenyans in the diaspora have expressed reservations about Deputy President William Ruto’s 10-day visit to the US and UK. Through a statement, Kenya Diaspora Alliance...

News From Africa to the Caribbean

Court Allows Kenyans in the Diaspora to Use IDs to Register as Voters News Shorts You Will Not See Anywhere Else A Nairobi court has ordered...

Amazon Best Selling Author Antoine Bandele Takes Readers to New But Familiar Places in African and African American  Literature 

Antoine Bandele was born and raised in Los Angeles, though he spent one year in Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington while his father served...

In Africa, Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores

By Matt O’Brien and Chinedu Asadu Associated Press Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words into text messages and scouring huge troves of information...

News From Africa to the Caribbean

Ethiopia weighs options after exclusion from AGOA Ethiopia is scrambling to find new export markets after being shut out of the lucrative US market over...

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