Somali president declares three days of national mourning after deadliest ever attack blamed on militant group al-Shabaab
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(2011) Art Porter Jr.’s 50th Birthday Celebration
Aug. 3 would have been Little Rock-born jazz musician Art Porter Jr.’s 50th birthday. The saxophonist died in a boating accident in Thailand in 1996, not long after performing at a festival celebrating the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations | Salon
A French physician working in Cayenne, envied the “numerous plant cures” known to “Indians and Negroes.”
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A Film Documents the Rastafarian Fight for Reparations for Slavery | Hyperallergic
Screening August 18 at JACK, The Price of Memory follows a group of Jamaican Rastafarians as they petition the British Crown for reparations.
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The land of Haile Selassie is finally recognizing its Rastafarian community | Quartz
Ethiopia’s government has announced it will issue identity cards to members of the Rastafarian community, a religious group that has long been seen as stateless in the horn of Africa nation.
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Detroit’s DIY Cure for Urban Blight | Politico
Recovering from bankruptcy, the city created the country’s largest land bank to transform a surplus of abandoned properties into livable, tax-paying homes.
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Director Damani Baker Tells the Story of Grenada and Black Migration Through His Mother’s Eyes – The Muse
The year was 1983. Fannie Haughton—a name unfamiliar to most—was living in Oakland, California, under a poisonous Reagan regime, in the middle of a drug war.
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Nigeria’s Population to Surpass America’s by 2050, New Report Shows – Atlanta Black Star
Nigeria’s population is growing so fast, it’s slated to become the third-largest country in the world, according to a new population prospects report by the United Nations.
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DC institution Ben’s Chili Bowl repaints famous mural – without Bill Cosby – The Guardian
At a Washington eatery that sits at the heart of the black culture and history it celebrates, the entertainer’s fall from grace poses painful questions.
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Lost Islamic City in Ethiopia – OkayAfrica
ETHIOPIA—Archaeologists in eastern Ethiopia have uncovered an ancient city dating as far back as the 10th century AD, reports BBC News.
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