Today: November 18, 2025
By Christopher Newman I am what God is And since God is African I am African. (“I am African” a haiku) As a doctoral student in the History Department at Howard University, I am often asked about my research, my area of…
Kamala Harris’s campaign momentum has been meteoric and she has surrounded herself with her big family. Among these are Nigerians, Nikolas Ajagu and his children. Ajagu is married to Kamala Harris’s niece, Meena Harris, and they have two daughters, Amara and Leela.…
When 24-year-old Thembi Seete, better known by her stage name Uncle Waffles, took the stage at the Brooklyn Mirage this past weekend, she made history as the first Black woman to headline the iconic New York venue. Having received accolades and riding…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is set to publish its first book of sports photography, titled “Game Changers: Sports Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture,” on September 17, 2024. This groundbreaking…
Heman Bekele, a 15-year-old Ethiopian immigrant from Annandale, Virginia, has been named as TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his innovative creation of a soap that could revolutionize skin cancer treatment. Bekele’s groundbreaking work aims to provide a more accessible method…
The Quarter of Celia Cruz, the legendary Queen of Salsa and a prominent Cuban icon, is now in circulation. This announcement was made by the Celia Cruz Estate and its executor, Omer Pardillo-Cid, marking a significant moment as the coin enters circulation.…
Angie Melissa González Chaverra In the late 2000s, I was with my mother and my sister at home in El Carmen de Atrato Chocó of Colombia, South America. My mother received a scary call from one of her friends. A military group…
Ìbùkúnolúwa DàdaDesigned by Telfar Clemens, Team Liberia Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony custom fits not only made a fashion statement but served as a powerful reminder of African heritage, resonating with people of African descent worldwide. This is not the first time the…
by Ìbùkúnolúwa Dàda & Mia Boykin On June 11, I honored the memory of Emmett Till who died during Jim Crow with a story after Rep Byron Donalds romanticized the era while representing ex-President Donald Trump at a a presidential campaign in…
Any good football fan knows Bukayo Saka has Nigerian parents. But before Saka, it seems like yesterday that Alex Iwobi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left. However, way before both of them Arsenal had had African stars including Nwankwo Kanu, one of the most…
