Black Hot Fire Network Team

Data Shows Significant Growth in Black Employers in the United States

In 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses in the United States surpassed 200,000 for the first time, according to…

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What is a soft party? Movement is changing Black Atlanta’s social scene.

EntertainmentCrowds are trading late nights, velvet ropes for daytime gatherings rooted in music, nostalgia, affordability and community.A group of friends…

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Newark Activists Protest Supreme Court Ruling On Elections: ‘Restore The Voting Rights Act’

Hamm said the ruling is “one of the worst U.S. Supreme Court decisions” since the Dred Scott case of 1857.…

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Kenya’s Gen Z protests still echo two years on

Kenya's anti-riot police were out in full force in the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday, two years after Gen Z protesters…

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Filling the information gap: Joint Q&A on the International Criminal Court Prosecutor disciplinary proceedings

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ), Center for Truth & Justice, Global Justice…

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Texas abortion rights advocates share stories in Washington

WASHINGTON — Wednesday is the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which ended the constitutional…

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Europe’s ugly anti‑migrant politics just found a new stage: South Africa – EUobserver

Just over 30 years after the end of apartheid, South Africa again finds its reputation being dragged through the mud amid accusations…

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Serbia under Council of Europe scrutiny over erosion of democracy, police violence – EUalive

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has praised Serbia for progress in judicial reform and anti-corruption efforts…

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World Bank Warns of Stalling Recovery as Inflation Set to Climb Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery is losing momentum, with the World Bank projecting growth will hold at 4.1 percent in 2026,…

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Spotify Reports 93% Growth in Local Consumption of Kenyan Music

Afropop musician Bien Aime Barasa has emerged as the ‘most streamed’ Kenyan music artist on streaming platform Spotify, solidifying his…

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