What Kwanzaa means for Black American
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Kwanzaa celebrations. Black Hour, CC BY-NC On Dec. 26, millions throughout […]
The U.S. Virgin Islands to Host Carnival 2024 in St Thomas
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Consistent with longstanding traditions, the 72nd annual Carnival celebration […]
Liberia’s Peaceful Power Transfer Holds Some Calm, And a Red Flag
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Charles Watton Joseph Boakai was sworn in as Liberia’s 26th president on 22 January 2024. Boakai secured a six year term of office after defeating incumbent president George Weah in a keenly contested November 2023 poll with 50.9% of the votes cast. The west African country of five million […]
The Unknown Origins of Black History Month
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. locks arms with his aides as he leads a march of several thousands to the court house in Montgomery, Ala., March 17, 1965. From left: Rev. Ralph Abernathy, James Foreman, King, Jesse Douglas, Sr., Black History Month is considered one […]