One of the first Black Marines is seeking recognition decades after being wounded in World War II
Decades after Lee Vernon Newby Jr. was one of the first Black recruits to break the color barrier in the…
As Black-Owned Media Faces Advertising Inequities, New Approaches And Solutions Emerge
Corporations have made—and sometimes struggled to keep—pledges to allocate more of their advertising budgets to Black-owned media companies since the…
A Md. county labeled this Black land historic. The family wants that reversed.
Harriett Millard wanted to restore her late father’s childhood home in Calvert County — preserving Black history in a swath…
African unity at 60: Revisiting the 1963 Addis Ababa conference
I recently visited the site of the birth of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa. The legendary…
“Africa Day” and the 60-year commemoration of the OAU: Wither Pan-Africanism?, By Adeoye O. Akinola
On 25 May 1963, a genuine Pan-African institution, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was born. The OAU later transformed…
African Liberation Day must engage in governance with moral and ethical leadership
The world is experiencing a power shift unlike any seen in history. African people since the 15th century have been…
Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years
Authors of the study describe it as a call to action to improve the health of Black Americans Research has…
US must tackle police brutality against Black people head-on, UN experts say
The US must move beyond piecemeal reform and slogan-making and tackle the ongoing scourge of police brutality and law enforcement’s…