The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse.
From the time Patrick Ben III decided he would go to college, there seemed to be an obstacle at every…
Blueprint for driving innovations in Africa – lessons from Israel
Israel is not nicknamed the ‘Startup Nation’ only for the absolute number of startups formed and operating out of Israel.…
West Africa shows how unity can create peace in the continent
Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five…
Brazil’s Black travel movement embraces heritage and promotes Black entrepreneurship
It opens with a pale white woman floating on her back in a pool and then cuts to some iconic…
New App Inspired by the ‘Greenbook’ Aims to Connect the Diaspora
The historic Negro Motorist Greenbook once served as a guide to help Black travelers safely move about the country during Jim Crow…
As a Black astronaut sets his sights on the moon, he feels the weight of injustice on Earth
NASA astronaut Victor Glover Jr. will travel farther into space than any Black person before him when he pilots the…
‘Hijack’: Trailer of Idris Elba’s thriller series out
‘Hijack’, starring Emmy Award-nominee Idris Elba and created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, will premiere on Apple TV+…
Storm fells Sierra Leone’s historic cotton tree, a symbol of freedom
A giant tree that towered over Sierra Leone's capital for centuries and symbolized freedom to its early residents crashed down…