africa
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2 Million People in Northern Ethiopia are at Risk of Starvation
Amidst the war in northern Ethiopian region Tigray, citizens have been cut off from vital resources, putting them at risk of extreme hunger.
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How Black Brilliance Is Lighting Up The Red Carpet
Style statements that celebrate Black talent while contributing to a more ethical approach to jewelry-making are always a good look.
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Soccer and Jollof: How Liberians Rebranded Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving for Liberians is a day on the beach, Brenda Brewer Moore explains to NPR.
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WTF? Man Who Inspired Hotel Rwanda Found Guilty of Terror Charges
Paul Rusesabagina was convicted of several charges, including membership in a terrorist group.
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Around the World and Black Again: U.K. University to Return Stolen Benin Sculpture to Nigeria
As Britain’s present-day racism continues to come to light in the context of the whole Meghan Markle debacle, a reckoning with the historical racism of the British Isles is also emerging. The University of Aberdeen in Scotland on Thursday announced that it plans to return a bronze statue depicting a ruler of the Kingdom of…
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Akon Says His Senegalese Smart-City Will Be a Safe Haven for African Americans. Some Locals Wonder If There’s Room for Them, Too
Akon is plowing ahead with his plans to build the Pan-African, high-tech “Akon City” in Senegal, announcing at a press conference Monday that he had laid down the first stone in the coastal village of Mbodiene. The singer appeared in the capital city of Dakar, some 62 miles away from his proposed city, next to…
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Samuel L. Jackson to Star in Enslaved Docuseries, Which Chronicles the History of Human Trafficking
A new Samuel L. Jackson project is coming our way, and it’s something pretty different from the tough-talking acting legend. According to Variety, Jackson is starring in and executive producing a six-part docuseries titled Enslaved, which focuses on unlocking information about human trafficking “from Africa and the New World.” The site says the show, which…
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Amazing Artists From Africa I Learned About From Watching Africans Celebrate Them In Beyoncé's Black Is King
I love Beyoncé. But more importantly, I really love when members of the global Black diaspora connect with each other. It brings me joy to listen to Afrobeat, the genre that dominates the soundtrack for The Lion King which turned into the visual album Black Is King that Beyoncé released on Friday. I remember the…
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REVOLT TV Announces New Unscripted, Kenya-Based Series What's Good Africa
REVOLT TV, owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, announced the premiere of a new half-hour unscripted show called What’s Good Africa. The series is part of REVOLT’s new partnership with What’s Good Networks and their production company, the award-winning What’s Good Studios, based in Nairobi, Kenya. “Hip-hop is a global culture that truly transcends borders,” Jonathyn…