Ahead of Nigeria’s presidential elections next year, residents of informal settlements say they expect little to change.
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Slavery Reparations Could Cost Up to $14 Trillion, According to New Calculation | Newsweek
Doug Main , Newsweek The Permanent Memorial to Honor the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York City, acknowledges a tragic chapter in the nation’s history. Some have argued that reparations for slavery would help heal long-festering racial strife. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] 1865, toward the end of […]
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The Sweet Taste Of Failure | Distinction Magazine
Come and taste some of the most exquisite Macarons in Hampton Roads
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Most dominant athlete of 2018: Simone Biles | The Undefeated
This was the year that the greatest gymnast of all time showed that not a damn thing will ever stand in her way.
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Was Mahatma Gandhi a racist? | BBC
Mahatma Gandhi has been variously described as an anti-colonial protester, a religious thinker, a pragmatist, a radical who used non-violence effectively to fight for causes, a canny politician and a whimsical Hindu patriarch… But was India’s greatest leader also a racist?
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Jazz legend Herbie Hancock becomes first musician to receive Ben Franklin Medal | WHYY
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock was in Philadelphia Wednesday night to accept an award from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.
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Back to Black: 24 Black-owned restaurants on Chicago’s North Side | Chicago Tribune
Sadé Carpenter , Chicago Tribune Want to support black businesses on the North Side? From traditional Ethiopian, Ghanaian and Nigerian fare to Creole, Jamaican and soul food, check out these Black-owned restaurants north of the Loop. (Sadé Carpenter / RedEye). Featured Image [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ack in February, I wrote a story about black food and beverage professionals […]
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Nancy Wilson, acclaimed ‘song stylist’ who defied musical boundaries, dies at 81 | The Washington Post
Nancy Wilson, an award-winning singer whose beguiling expressiveness in jazz, R&B, gospel, soul and pop made her a crossover recording star for five decades and who also had a prolific career as an actress, activist and commercial spokeswoman, died Dec. 13 at her home in Pioneertown, Calif. She was 81.
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12 African Tailors You Should Know | Shoppe Black
Shoppe Black , Shoppe Black Becca Apparel. Featured Image [dropcap]Anyone[/dropcap] who has tried to find reliable African tailors knows it can be a struggle. Finding the right tailor is like finding the right barber who wont mess up your hairline or the hairstylist that won’t butcher your edges. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Claude Lavie Kameni Kamsit Charles […]
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I’m Not African American… I’m Black | Ebony
Shahida Muhammad , Ebony [dropcap]What[/dropcap] does it mean to be African American? This is a question that is quietly resurfacing in Black discourse, due to the fact that many of our people are rejecting the term as a means of identification. While African American still manages to be socially accepted, it seems many privately take […]
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