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Afrochella Is Ghana’s Ultimate Party With A Purpose | Essence

African History, African Tourism ...

Cofounder and CEO Abdul Karim Abdullah hopes Year of the Return visitors will feel “a vibration of the country and what it feels like to be with the people.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On January 1, 2019, London-based British-Ghanaian lawyer Yvonne Kramo was definitely feeling some FOMO when she tweeted, “Christmas/ NYE 2018 clearly belonged to Accra. […]

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Help combat racism. This holiday season, give the gift of a black children’s or young adult book | Daily Kos

African American Literature, Black Author ...

In a time fraught with Trump- and Republican-fomented racial hate and vituperation, we move into a holiday season celebrated by 90% of the people in this divided nation. Over the years, many readers have asked for my thoughts on what can be done to change and eliminate the racial hate exhibited by a large, and […]

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A Massive New Database Will Connect Billions of Historic Records to Tell the Full Story of American Slavery | Smithsonian Magazine

African American History, Black History

The online resource will offer vital details about the toll wrought on the enslaved. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In 1834, a 22-year-old Yoruba man who would come to be known as Manuel Vidau was captured as a prisoner of war and sold to slave traders in Lagos, today the largest city in Nigeria. A Spanish ship transported […]

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Meet the Real Estate Investor Who Owns 18 Properties at 26-Years-Old | Black Enterprise

African American Entrepreneurs

Homeownership is a secure way to build wealth. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For many Americans, homeownership is an instrumental way of creating generational wealth for their families. For Jamisa McIvor-Bennett, founder and CEO of Rosebud’s Investments, her introduction to ownership began with a conversation with her grandmother, which ultimately led her to become a real estate investor […]

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The Hip-Hop Museum Is A Reality Thanks To $3.5 Million From New York | Ambrosia for Heads

African American Art, African American Museum

For years, there has been a drive to make the Universal Hip-Hop Museum a reality. New, the Empire State is providing some significant seven-figure funding to give the Bronx, New York a place where Hip-Hop Heads can celebrate the culture’s origins and heritage. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On Thursday (December 19), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced […]

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Ruth Carter and Cynthia Erivo on Clothes, Culture and Self-Expression | The New York Times Style Magazine

African American Entertainment, Black Excellence ...

Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “This has been a long time coming!” said Ruth Carter, 59, in her Academy Award acceptance speech for best costume design for her work on the film “Black Panther” (2018). Carter, who was born in Springfield, Mass., and lives in Los Angeles, […]

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Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson indicted on murder charge | NBC News

African American Commuities, Criminal Justice ...

The case against Aaron Dean, 35, led to a rare murder charge against a police officer when he was initially arrested just days after the October shooting. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] A Texas grand jury on Friday indicted a former Fort Worth police officer for murder after he fatally shot a woman who had been babysitting her […]

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This App Matches People of Color with a Therapist Who Shares a Similar Background | Black Enterprise

African American Commuities, Mental Health

Former investment banker Eric Coly decided to launch a startup after a close friend confided to him that she needed counseling. She was struggling to find a therapist, not because there weren’t any available, her issue was finding a black therapist. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Coly, a native of Senegal, understood her situation all too well. He […]

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