Kwanzaa: A tradition in empowerment serves as alternative holiday
For African Americans, or people of African descent who have been living in the United States since enslavement, the celebration of Kwanzaa … Keep Reading
For some Christmas celebrants, the holiday season continues with Boxing Day
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Britain’s Windrush Generation scandal: Predictions, reflections and solutions
After living and working in the UK for over fifty years, the Windrush Generation continues to fight against Britain’s deportation efforts. … Keep Reading
Iciline Brown: Windrush Generation Story | Film Doc
A family of siblings document the journey of fighting for their immigrant mother, Iciline Brown, to gain reentry into the UK, in … Keep Reading
To detain and deport: A racist UK history revisited in Windrush Scandal | Think Piece
July 1596. In Peter Fryer’s book Staying Power, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth I sends correspondence to the Lord Mayor of London and other … Keep Reading
Soulful and infectious reflections of Ethiopian food and music
As more Ethiopians immigrate to the US, their culture blooms while retaining its unique identity. … Keep Reading
South Africa is on the precipice of a land reform bill restoring Black ownership
In one of the most controversial pieces of legislation since the dismantling of Apartheid, the government works to amend its constitution to … Keep Reading
Land dispute violence in Nigeria comparable to Boko Haram insurgency
A decades-long feud over land by Islamic herders and Christian farmers in Nigeria has turned increasingly violent. … Keep Reading
Say something in Spanish: Code switching for an Afro-Cubana in a mixed Millennial era
In the historically contentious racial atmosphere of the US and Latin America, the dichotomy of being an Afro-Insert-Here while navigating the new … Keep Reading
Haitian demonstrators continue intensified protests after fuel hike announcement
Protesters continue to demonstrate on the streets of Haiti in response to a proposed fuel hike made by the government. The increase … Keep Reading