By Kossi Gbêdiga The celebration of black history during the month of February involves, among other things, honoring the legacies of influential black men and women, the likes of Marcus … Read More
BY BILL O’BOYLE WILKES-BARRE —What’s in a name? Everything, that’s what. Just ask Kwaku King Adjei-Frimpong. We’ll call him King because that’s the name he uses. King, 29, is the … Read More
BY JULIUS A. AMIN Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was 39 years old when he was assassinated. Schools, streets and children are named in his honour in Africa. In America, he … Read More
BY LOU SIFA Race has long influenced the core identity of many Americans. But, if race is a concept that is more “colorful” than expected, then the latest findings in genealogy … Read More
BY PETER SESAY Blacks have largely dominated the world of sports in almost every compartment over the ages. The long list of black sporting legends includes Jesse Owens, the four-time … Read More
BY JEAN DeCOLLI An upcoming limited Netflix four-part series titled Madam C.J. Walker, which tells the life story of America’s first black millionaire Sarah Breedlove (1867-1919), will cast British-Nigerian actress … Read More
In response to Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets of this week in which he launched a vicious attack on four congresswomen of color, going as far as to tell them to … Read More
BY LOU SIFA Delegates to the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, which is being held this week in Detroit, Michigan unanimously adopted … Read More
BY DEDE YI-FEE One of several explanations floated around in 2016 about Hillary Clinton losing the U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, the worst candidate in decades to aspire for … Read More
BY WILLIAM J. FIGHTER In the context of a presidential forum held here in Charleston, South Carolina over the weekend, four of the 23 Democrats running for president shared with … Read More
