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Our 4th annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL is set to take our community on a Diasporic journey through space and time! In the spirit of Sankofa, this Pan-African festival will highlight our shared heritage through powerful musical performances that are rooted in ancestral African rhythms and traditions...

New Spice Blend Shines a Light on the Beauty of Jollof Rice Abena Foli shares how she brought the flavors of West Africa’s most iconic dish to life. 08/12/2022 Slowly but surely, the Western world is finally beginning to get better acquainted with the cuisines of West Africa. However, there...

*Los Angeles J x J party 2022 Jerk X Jollof : How two cultural foods sparked a dance party phenomenon What started as an Ann Arbor college party has grown into an international touring success.  August 3, 2022 Jerk x Jollof plays the final summer show on Saturday, August 6th, 2022 at the...

*previous Holiday J x J event in Detroit Detroit-born Jerk x Jollof event series thrives amid Afrobeat boom August 4, 2022 On a rainy Thursday night in July, a flood of people crowded the bar on the ground...

Marc Farrell Wants to Change the Way You Think About Rum Thanks to a rum resurgence in the past few years, more and more distilleries have been making premium rums and trying to change the preconceptions people have about this historic spirit—proving, for instance, that a rare, pricey...

Brixton Comes to Harlem Two predominantly Black communities, one in London, one in NYC, share business and cultural insights July 30, 2022 They are legendary neighborhoods, an ocean apart, yet connected by parallel histories and similar challenges. Both are predominantly Black...

Brixton Comes to Harlem Two predominantly Black communities, one in London, one in NYC, share business and cultural insights July 30, 2022 They are legendary neighborhoods, an ocean apart, yet connected by parallel histories and similar challenges. Both are predominantly Black...

Description of exhibition: Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) presents All My Ancestors: The Spiritual in Afro-Latinx Art, a major survey of printed works of art on paper—created by artists living and working in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean—exploring their diverse...

Vic Mensa, Chance The Rapper return to Ghana with high school students 14 July 2022 American rappers, Vic Mensa and...

Creatives Want Change Recruits Black Students for Fully Funded Pre-College Fashion Programs June 22, 2022 The nonprofit is on a mission to bring more Black creatives to fashion industry by forming a pipeline as early as high school While some companies remain heavier on the platitudes than...

Naomi Osaka Launching Media Company With LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is getting into the entertainment business, launching a media company in partnership with LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company. Osaka and her longtime agent...

AfDB, CDB move to deepen Africa, Caribbean cooperation, sign MoU June 18, 2022 Economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean are taking a strong upward turn as both regions’ premier financial institutions – the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – came...

Base10 Partners Joins Forces with Robert F. Smith's Student Freedom Initiative to Grow the Endowments of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Adeyemi Ajao, the cofounder of Base10 Partners, and Robert F. Smith, founder of Vista Equity...

Odunde festival returns to Philadelphia to celebrate African heritage June 12, 2022 Performers dance on South Street during the Odunde procession...

Meet Mike Gauyo: The Hollywood Creative Dedicated To Bringing More Black Voices To TV The Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes Mentorship is a year-long initiative dedicated to the development of emerging screenwriters, launched by writer and producer Mike Gauyo. Now in its second year, we...

UWI To Establish Study-Abroad Programmes With HBCUs June 2, 2022 L-R: Chairman of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and President of Delaware State University Dr. Tony Allen, Jamaica’s Ambassador to...

From Basketball Africa League and beyond, Luol Deng's journey continues From his role as President of the South Sudan Basketball Federation to his charity work, Deng continues evolving as a leader. : May 25, 2022 It was at the 2012 NBA All-Star game at the...

Grambling State approved for MOU with University of Belize May 5, 2022 The international impact of Grambling State University (GSU) was strengthened during the April University of Louisiana System board meeting as approval was granted to enter...