Russia Sets Its Sight On A Rising Africa
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Carol Guensburg Russia has drawn the world’s attention with its aggressive stance toward Ukraine. The former Soviet power has been rebuilding ties with Africa more quietly, strengthening economic and military cooperation, but also raising Western concerns about its tactics and goals there. […]
Valentine’s Day Celebration As part of An African Odyssey
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Romance is alive and well across Africa this Valentine’s Day, according to CNN – romance literature, that is. Some of the continent’s top writers have joined forces to mark the occasion by releasing an anthology of romantic short stories for free in digital […]
A NASDAQ-style bourse is coming to Nigeria
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Looks like Africa’s most populated country and biggest economy is gradually [or increasingly] taking cognizance of the potential value enclosed within its tech space, and is on the lookout for ways to TAP THAT. The country is, after all, the tech startup capital […]
Black Farmers In America Take A $4 Billion Fight To Washington DC
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Dr. John Boyd Jr., a fourth-generation farmer in Virginia and the president of the National Black Farmers Association, told The Hill he’s been pressuring lawmakers and the Biden administration to help Black farmers in need. President Joe Biden signed off on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief […]
Black History: Five Black Chefs Reflect On How The Past Influenced Today’s Culinary
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email U.S. culinary history rarely acknowledges the contributions of Black chefs such as James Hemings, the very first American cook to train in France in the late 18th century. Hemings, who was enslaved by Thomas Jefferson, joined the founding father when he was posted […]
Twenty Four Years After, Jamaican Bobsled Team Due At The Olympics And Burden Of A Nation’s Legacy
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email It has been 24 years since the four-man Jamaican bobsled team has made it to the Olympic games. The team’s first foray into the sport was in 1988 and that journey inspired the popular movie, “Cool Runnings.” “This won’t be our last Olympics, […]
How “Roots” Television Mini-Series Opened America’s Eyes To Her Black History
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email January 23, 1977 sees the premiere of Roots, a groundbreaking television program. The eight-episode miniseries, which was broadcast over eight consecutive nights, follows a family from its origins in West Africa through generations of slavery and the end of the Civil War. Roots […]
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Nigeria Struggling Tax Revenue Rises By 29% in 2021
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Nigeria’s tax receipts in 2021 rose by 29.4% to 6.41 trillion naira ($15.5 billion), the head of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, said on Thursday. Nigeria’s government has repeatedly said it wants to boost non-oil revenues since oil sales make up […]
Black Churches Receive $20M donation From Endowment Fund
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Jay Reeves Lilly Endowment Inc., which supports religious, educational and charitable causes, contributed the money to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund as seed funding for the Preserving Black Churches Project, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which launched […]