Africa’s universities are surging in the world rankings
Ten years ago, the then head of the University of Cape Town, Max Price, made a powerful case for Africa…
The Africa Connection: Five Names Leading the Design Diaspora
African design is finally getting its much-deserved spotlight. After having been overlooked, stereotyped, or appropriated for many years, it…
Amazon Prime Premiers First African Original Movie In Nigeria
Screening of Gangs of Lagos will be held later this month in London and New York. It was directed and…
AP investigates violent arrests of Black men
Several members of a special unit of a Mississippi sheriff’s department that’s being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for…
Diaspora remittances, impact of SVB’s failure on African startups
As innovators, investors, and world leaders converge in Silicon Valley, California, United States, on Wednesday to discuss the future of…
A course meant to inspire more Black students to take AP classes sparked a culture war instead
The Advanced Placement African American Studies class was designed to prepare more Black students for college. Now, it's better known…
‘I cried for a long time’: Black hair stylist’s dream crushed by racist neighbor
Angel Pittman says her dream to create a mobile hair salon was thwarted when a neighbor harassed her with racist…
Irvo Otieno’s death: Video shows Virginia deputies and medical workers appearing to pile on top of him before his death
Surveillance video from the March 6 incident at Virginia's Central State Hospital captures some of the final moments of the…