These 4 African countries are currently granting ancestry-based citizenship
With over 50 nations worldwide offering some form of citizenship based on ancestry, the opportunity to move abroad, reconnect with ancestral roots,…
‘The Space Race’ explores the history of the 1st Black astronauts
At least 500 astronauts have traveled to space -- yet only 18 of those have been Black astronauts, according to NASA. …
DAF Bridge Builders Award 2023 Honors African and Diaspora Leaders
The Diaspora African Forum (DAF) hosted the prestigious DAF Bridge Builders Award 2023 at the Kempinski Hotel. This event, held…
Black Americans Support, U.S. Majority Reject Reparations
Reparations for slavery in the U.S. have been discussed contentiously, not only in the lead-up to this Monday’s Juneteenth holiday that commemorates…
Telling our stories: how the African griot tradition continues through modern art and media
Black history is more than oppression and suffering. Throughout Black history we have seen moments of joy, liberation, and innovation.…
In the mountains of Northern Mexico, descendants of formerly enslaved people have celebrated Juneteenth, or ‘Día de los Negros,’ for over a century
Just over 100 miles from the Texas-Mexico border, a small mountain town in Coahuila, Mexico, is preparing for its annual…
How descendants of enslaved people in Minnesota, the Dakotas can apply to receive $50,000 grants
The nonprofit Nexus Community Partners plans to distribute $50,000 grants to at least 800 Black residents in Minnesota, North Dakota,…
Government of Canada recognizes the national historic significance of the Black Migrations to Sierra Leone (1792 and 1800)
The migrations exemplify the hardships many Black Loyalists and Jamaican Maroons faced in the Maritimes National historic designations encourage us…