Reports and interviews about historical and contemporary relations between Africans and African Americans in the areas of culture, business, civil rights, and entertainment.
BY JULIE WHITE Citing security concerns, the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson stated Thursday that the retired neurosurgeon’s trip that was supposed to take him to Kenya, Nigeria … Read More
BY KALPANA JAIN Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments in the affirmative action case, Fisher v University of Texas, on Wednesday, December 9, suggested, There are those who contend that … Read More
BY COLETTE GAITER Comparing the 1960s and 1970s Black Panther Party and today’s Black Lives Matter movement reveals parallels and progress. Stanley Nelson’s recently released film The Black Panthers: Vanguard of … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU In an oped posted online on October 11 about the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, Charles M. Blow, a columnist for The New York Times … Read More
BY LISA FRENCH In a news release on Friday, a provincial commission in Quebec, Canada, announced that it had “de-officialized” the names of eleven Quebec sites that contain the word … Read More
BY ELLEN JONES AND ROBERTS MEYERS Serena Williams has added to her grand slam singles tally at Wimbledon. Claiming the Venus Rosewater Dish for the sixth time on the famous … Read More
In her third book, JUST BE: AGING GRACEFULLY, Ambassador Erieka Bennett seeks to impart wisdom she has gained in living life fully, unapologetically and magically for 65 years. With an … Read More
BY KOSSI GBEDIGA By winning once again four consecutive Grand Slam titles this year, twelve years after she first did so, tennis superstar Serena Williams is already being dubbed “the … Read More
BY RICHARD KUMBA One has to be a die-hard optimist and extremely kind-hearted to make it one’s business to inspire others, put a smile on every face, and turn negatives … Read More
By Lisa French The fellowship of Affirming Ministries, TFAM, through its international outreach ministry, The Fellowship Global, TFG, and under the leadership of TFAM’s presiding Bishop, Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder, … Read More
