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ANGELIQUE WALKER-SMITH This past Martin Luther King holiday, I had the honor of being with the Rev. Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, at a gathering of Pan African faith leaders. She exhorted us to “stay on the mission!” These are words for all of us to reflect on […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Donald Trump’s “influential” billionaire adviser Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. president promised to cut funding for South Africa over a land expropriation law, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson said Wednesday. Ramaphosa’s conversation with Musk was “logical,” spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said, because the South […]
Black History Month has been around since 1926, and except for the first two years, each year features a different theme. Last year’s theme was African Americans and the Arts. The year before, the theme was Black Resistance. This year’s theme: African Americans and Labor. The theme was developed by the Association for the Study […]
In one of his famed self-portraits, Omar Victor Diop, a Senegalese photographer and artist, wears a three-piece suit and an extravagant paisley bow tie, preparing to blow a yellow, plastic whistle. The elaborately staged photograph evokes the memory of Frederick Douglass, the one-time fugitive slave who in the 19th century rose to become a leading […]

Cuban President Diaz-Canel received representatives from 18 countries attending the International Conference on the Decade for People of African Descent. [Photo: Minister of Foreign Relations] Delegates representing organizations from around the world gathered in Cuba for the conference “Cuba 2024 Decade for People of African Descent.” The following declaration was produced and approved at the […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, 6abc shines a spotlight on the contributions of 29 influential African Americans in Philadelphia and beyond as we celebrate Black History Month. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander | Writer | 1898-1989 A native Philadelphian, Alexander was the first Black woman to receive […]
The roots of Irish and African solidarity can be traced to colonial times, when enslaved Africans and indentured Irish servants interacted on British-owned estates in North America. While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared activism highlighted this relationship between Blacks and the Irish in the United States. It would be defined by social, cultural […]
Black History Month has been around since 1926, and except for the first two years, each year features a different theme. Last year’s theme was African Americans and the Arts. The year before, the theme was Black Resistance. This year’s theme: African Americans and Labor. The theme was developed by the Association for the Study […]