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Seated on her porch, Noble Court’s last remaining original homeowner held a cupcake in one hand and proudly offered a thumbs-up with the other. Saturday was India Jordan Stemmons’ 93rd birthday, which her neighbors marked with a celebration of Noble Court’s official designation as Columbia’s first Black subdivision. A fair honoring the contributions of the […]
BY NELSON JOE At least a self-contained shelter is enough to attract international tourists. David Van, an international tour guide operator, told the Bena tribe that nurtures the Yasina Nature Park at Megabo in ward seven of the Upper Bena Local Level Government area in Unggai-Bena District, Eastern Highlands Province, that international tourists have not […]
Atlas O. Phoenix sits in the black box theater of Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. They call it the site of their resurrection. “It was the beginning of everything. It was a rebirth,” says Phoenix. “Oh, so many things happened here. I became a performer. I met the love of my life.” It’s where, beginning […]
Two months after launching The Finishing Well, owner Tracie Allen ’88 was “humbled and proud” to introduce her new fitness instruction business at last year’s Juneteenth Community Celebration in Bloomington. This year, on the heels of celebrating her business’s one-year anniversary, Allen is excited to return to Miller Park, alongside many other local vendors, for […]
As plastics accumulate in rivers and bays, localities across the country are seeking creative, affordable solutions to keep their waterways clean. Many have turned to “trash skimmers,” boats that are designed to remove litter. Tampa, Fla., is one of the latest cities to invest in such a vessel, a $565,000 boat that it has named […]
Kamila E. Pritchett, who assumed the role of executive director of The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. in July of last year, has big plans for the nonprofit organization. “For an organization that has been around as long as The Black Archives, it is important to keep growing, and evolving […]
(BPRW) New director introduces local Black Archives and Historic Overtown to an international stage (Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – Kamila E. Pritchett, who assumed the role of executive director of The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. in July of last year, has big plans for the nonprofit organization. “For an organization […]
Keith Lee is embarking on amplifying Black-owned restaurants beyond his social media. The popular TikTok food critic has partnered with Pepsi Dig In to help discover top-notch dining establishments across the . . .
“A lot of times, especially in the neighborhoods that we live in, [Black-owned restaurants are] right down the street. We just don’t know about them,” Lee said to AfroTech in an interview. “It’s a lot of hole-in-the-wall spots and a lot of local mom-and-pop shops that it’s an ‘if you know, you know’ kind of […]