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Odunde Festival returns to Philadelphia bigger than ever
WHYY· 11 minutes agoCity Representative Jazelle Jones said the event is steeped in tradition. “The festival has grown...
South Africans head to the polls in high-stakes election
ABC News· 9 hours agoMillions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and...
Records rewritten as baseball incorporates Negro Leagues stats
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 8 hours agoMajor League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues into...
On this day in history, May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers famed 'Ain’t I a Woman' speech
Fox News via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoAfrican American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't...
When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
The Arizona Republic· 1 day agoJuneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special...
Labour descends into chaos over botched Diane Abbott suspension
The Independent via Yahoo News· 45 minutes agoCrossbench peer Lord Woolley of Woodford, founder of the Operation Black Vote campaign, said Labour...
African Music to the World
New York Times· 4 days agoArtists from the continent are breaking into the Western mainstream. This week, The Times published a profile of Tems, a 28-year-old Nigerian...
Bronx to hold first-ever African Union flag raising at Bronx Borough Hall
The Central Virginian· 1 day agoThe event kicks off at 2 p.m. at Bronx Borough Hall.
Every James Bond movie ranked, from Sean Connery’s “Dr. No” to Daniel Craig’s “No Time to Die”
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoAdams and Britt Ekland don't add much besides eye candy, but the climactic shoot-out in Scaramanga's...
Wisconsin football: First African American to start at QB in the Big Ten passes away
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 21 hours agoAfrican American to start at quarterback in the Big Ten, passed away earlier this month. Our condolences go out to the family and friends of UW Athletic Hall</ ...