Teachers around the country are decking out their doors for Black History Month
To both inspire and inform their students about Black History Month, various teachers around the country are decorating their classroom doors — … Keep Reading
11 year old Jonah Larson is a Crocheting Prodigy
Jonah Larson taught himself how to crochet at age 5 by watching YouTube videos. Now 11, he has been described as a … Keep Reading
Pastor Blends Faith and Farms to end Food Insecurity in Black Churches
Several years ago, Rev. Heber Brown III decided he needed to do more than pray. The now 38-year-old pastor at Pleasant Hope … Keep Reading
W. E. B. Du Bois and The Year of Return for African Diaspora
In the heart of Accra, Ghana’s capital, just a few meters from the United States embassy, lie the tombs of W. E. … Keep Reading
A Black-Led Food Co-op Grows in Detroit
Malik Yakini came to cooperative economics as a student at Eastern Michigan University in the mid-1970s when he started a food-buying club. … Keep Reading
Meet The Black Woman who Created The World’s Largest Tech Conference
Social Media Week Lagos is the largest and Blackest conference that you’ve probably never heard of until now. SMW Lagos features a … Keep Reading
Remembering Atlantic City’s Black History and Segregated Past
Like much of the United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey, was both de facto and legally segregated throughout much of its history, … Keep Reading
15 Things to do in Lagos for Social Media Week 2019
The last time I was at Social Media Week Lagos was in 2017. It was great to be back home, connecting with … Keep Reading
Cyntoia Brown receives Full Clemency and Early Release from Prison
Gov. Bill Haslam ordered an early release for Cyntoia Brown, a Tennessee woman and alleged sex trafficking victim serving a life sentence in prison … Keep Reading
World’s Largest Museum dedicated to Black Civilizations opens in Senegal
After 52 years of waiting, Senegal is finally opening what has been described as the largest museum of Black civilization in the … Keep Reading