Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy to Africa
BY LOU SIFA January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday in the United States to celebrate the memory of the iconic civil rights leader who was … Read More
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Tracing ancestry is not easy for African Americans
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
African Americans who hate to be called African Americans
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Black American actress, comedian, singer, social critic and television personality Whoopi Goldberg recently re-ignited the depressing debate about black Americans who don’t like to be identified as African … Read More
How brother Charles Blow got it wrong about Minister Louis Farrakhan
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
Quebec to rename sites with names containing the “N” word
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
African American pastors unite to support gay movement in Africa
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
New study reveals persistent socio-economic gap between blacks and whites
By Bill J. Fighter A new study conducted by the National Urban League, a historic civil rights organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of black communities, revealed that blacks are … Read More
Remembering African American media pioneer John H. Johnson
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
Remembering Malcolm X
By Ahmed A. Salifou In a post titled Malcolm X: Civil rights activist, Minister (1925-1965), Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, states that Black …
Black History Month not embraced by all African Americans
By Ahmed A. Salifou Black History Month is the time of the year when black people come together to honor their historical advancements, a commemoration that non-black segments of the …