Wear your masks, says Italian administration in latest efforts to curve Covid-19 infection rate.
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Months after billionaire businessman and philanthropist speaks out on police killings and reparations, mainstream news reports that the Austin resident faces a
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Behind a good damn bean is a good concept that makes coffee both accessible and delicious.
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Behind every morsel of food are hands that cultivate the crops and culture to mold the methods that make them. In this
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While quite a few countries made the list of those banned from traveling in Italy, visitors across the European Union explore sites
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Dealing with lingering cases of Covid-19, while anticipating a possible second wave in the fall months, Italy’s lawmakers voted to continue the
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In another wave of Portland resisters, military veterans form a fence between Homeland Security law enforcement and Black Lives Matter demonstrators.
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Now in its ninth week of demonstrations, Portland protesters maintain a line of resistance. Yet, it is mostly white. One local leader
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Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights icon dies after battle with cancer, leaves legacy of justice and power
In December 2019, Rep. John Lewis says his fight against stage IV cancer was one of his toughest battles. He succumbed to
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Last week, Latinos across the country dumped Goya products in protest of its CEO, Robert Unanue, for praising President Donald Trump on
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Reparations is the key to both moral and fiscal restorative justice says Caribbean States.
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Black homesteaders use sovereignty for safety in a hostile US climate.
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Decades-old Civil Rights law addressing employer discrimination expands its understanding of sexual orientation and gender, but might open the door for other
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Since the eruption of anti-Black violence rallies, Washington DC is a significant site for protesters demonstrating on issues of police violence.
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Across the country, reports of law enforcement officers attacking peaceful demonstrators have become the norm in protests sparked by the recent police
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On May 30, 2020, the United States experienced historical records of protest. From these demonstrations, reports of interlopers, or agitators emerged. Who
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Today’s celebration of Memorial Day, recognizes dead soldiers and in particular, those who were in combat when they served. Yet, Memorial Day
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Now that the world has split open, let’s talk about some celebs who practice non-western spiritual systems.
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Monique ‘The Doula’ Cowan talks about what expecting moms and partners need to know about having the best experience in their pregnancy,
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While reporting in Italy, I look at the US with great sorrow. There will be no return to normal because normal was
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On Monday, Italy moved into phase two of its nationwide quarantine by loosening a broad range of restrictions in the Covid-19 crisis.
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Numbers are still high in Italy, indicating a slow recovery period from the coronavirus pandemic.
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New York City, New Orleans and Los Angeles on edge as cases grow
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Kaia Shivers explores how Florence, Italy’s tourism industry has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.
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Master yoga practitioners encourage us to go within to remain strong and fortified as the universe shifts.
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At hospitals, some healthcare workers wrap plastic shopping bags around their heads or use shower caps in lieu of the country’s shortage
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Kaia Shivers, an NYU professor teaching in Florence, opted to stay in the city after her university’s local campus shuttered. Two weeks
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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced tighter restrictions to stop the spike in coronavirus infections, deaths
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I am writing from La Zona Rossa, “the red zone,” in Florence, Italy.
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Ghana’s “Year of Return” initiative sparked a movement of Blacks and Africans in the diaspora to journey to “The Motherland.” The year
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Invoking African gods of the water, this diaspora author conjures up a sweet tale for the children in all of us.
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More than one concept of fun can co-exist in Miami this weekend as the NFL hosts its Super Bowl championship. Like me,
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Ending, The Light Series, and beginning the new year with a creative spark, the first installment of docu-series by Kaia Shivers titled,
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The growing diversity in the US contributes to new and revised traditions during Christmas time. Unbeknownst to a southern pastor, his simple
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‘Harriet’ narrates the life of an important African American historical figure, but draws polarized reception by Black audiences.
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This weekend, three distinct cultures celebrate the life by paying homage to those who came before them. In Los Angeles, Louisiana and
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Pulling from a culture that sits at the center of American music, Ranky Tanky, a quintet from Charleston, South Carolina, pays homage
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Africatown, two Black communities with the same name, located across the country from each other, face a similar challenge—involuntary out-migration.
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Entrepreneurs in one of the few Black business enclaves in Los Angeles remain optimistic as an NFL sports stadium finishes construction, and
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Artists at Jack London Square fight for visibility and a permanent store in Oakland, showing one of the remaining groups pushing against
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When I moved to Newark, New Jersey in 2007, it became the third consecutive city I lived in where gentrification destabilized Black
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Throughout the year, Ark Republic’s arkitects and contributors took note of their favorite and budding specialty foods, spices and condiments that we
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Agreements stall to bury Sugar Land 95, a memorial site historicizing one of the harshest penal systems in the US
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For the first time in the history of professional women’s tennis, Black female contenders compete in record numbers. Many may not know
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The looming water crisis comes to a head. Now residents demand answers and scramble for safe drinking water.
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Sudan’s interim military council attempts to sequester communication of protesters calling for the end of military rule. Across the globe, the country’s
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Ark Republic speaks to Ananda and Zaccai Free, founders of Sweetwyrdness, a highly innovative lifestyle and media company that celebrates and connects
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Testimonies at last week’s House hearing examining the proposed reparations bill, H.R. 40, re-confirmed an indisputable fact—slavery built America. Across the board,
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The current call for reparations for Blacks in the United States gets a bump up in legislative discourse with a hearing scheduled
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Political and communication strategist, Tezlyn Figaro once served as National Director of Justice for the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign. In 2018,
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