Netflix plans to order original series from Africa next year, on top of the shows it’s already producing in Europe, Asia and Latin America, said Erik Barmack, the streaming giant’s vice president of international originals.
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The rise and fall of Alexandre Dumas, the black author who ruled European literature in the 1800s | Face2Face Africa
He was known for his illustrious career as an author and literary pioneer of the 19th century, but this came at a high cost since Alexander Dumas was a Frenchman of African descent.
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Stacey Abrams eyeing Senate, governor campaigns | Politico
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Stacey Abrams said Monday that she is considering running for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020 or governor again in 2022 — and possibly even for president.
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How Cory Booker’s “Baby Bond” Proposal Could Transform the Reparations Debate | The New Yorker
Benjamin Wallace Wells , The New Yorker Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing for Rex Tillerson, former chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp. and secretary of state nominee for President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]Cory[/dropcap] […]
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Homeowners have lost $156 billion by living in a ‘black neighborhood’ | CNN Business
Homes of similar quality in neighborhoods with similar amenities are worth 23% less in majority-black neighborhoods, compared to those with very few or no black residents.
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New Fishtown gallery spotlights women artists of color | The Inquirer Daily News
A new art gallery has opened in Fishtown that’s dedicated to showing the works of female artists of color, and it draws its inspiration from a decades-before-her-time “maker” (and candy-shop owner) from North Philly.
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The Quality More Important Than Confidence | The Atlantic
The host of public radio’s 1A on how support from his West Palm Beach community cannonballed him into media
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In Pictures: Mandela’s life | Al Jazeera
The South African leader rose from rural obscurity to become one of the world’s most respected and loved figures.
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#LandWithoutLandlords in Black Oakland | San Francisco Bay View
An interview with Noni Sessions
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Africans Played Key, Often Unheralded, Role in World War I | The Afro American
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Amid the fanfare marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, little has been said about crucial participants in the conflict: Africans.
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