Broadway Pulls Up Her Curtain
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email EDITOR’S NOTE: After over two years of Broadway gone dark she is about to reopen and bring her curtain up once again. Below are some of the plays and musicals Broadway is opening. You will need a mask and proof of vaccination to […]
Destination: Washington DC – The Real DC For the Black Traveler
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Government and politics tell only part of the story of the nation’s capital. The part that’s typically covered by Washington correspondents. But the larger part? That’s DC: a patchwork of neighborhoods both steeped in history and buzzing with new energy; restaurants that span […]
Inaugural International Day for People of African Descent
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The United States joins others around the world in commemorating the first International Day for People of African Descent. This day was created to promote the extraordinary contributions of Africans and members of the African diaspora around the world and is an opportunity […]
Air Senegal Flies Nation’s Colors Into The US For The First Time
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Executives of Air Senegal were recently in Washington DC to announce the commencement for the first time of two weekly flights between the Senegal and United States. The flights will be operated from Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) and John F. Kennedy International Airport […]
Playing To Win Is At The Center Of Mary Edoyugbo’s Prolific Art Collection
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Basil Chiji Okafor/Exclusive to The African Times-USA It is quite rare to find such finesse in so prolific an artist, as Mary Edoyugbo, gifted Nigerian pointillist, who combines her unusual skills, with an amazing dexterity – it would usually take her mere […]
Following the Tigray conflict, It’s A Rocky Road To Peace In Ethiopia
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email All wars end. So will the Tigray conflict. But when and how will peace come, and will it be sustained? What can we learn from other experiences of war and peace? History suggests that while there are many routes to war, the path […]
Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s New Initiative: A School To Teach Skills To Inner City Pupils
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Analysis By Edmund Adjapong, Nolan Jones & Shaun Dougherty Music producers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have announced plans to open a Los Angeles high school that will focus on, among other things, inspiring students to become entrepreneurs. The public school, which will be part […]
Why Africa needs to prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Edward Kissi Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the global tourism industry contributed US$9.2 trillion, or 10.4%, to global GDP. It was considered one of the fastest-growing industries, accounting for at least one in every four new jobs globally. Fast forward to 2021, and the pandemic […]
How Oil Workers In Nigeria’s Restive Niger Delta Sleep With One Eye Open
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Ben Edokpayi, Senior Contributing Editor/The African Times-USA The early morning ritual of a shower had just ended and this reporter was dressing up when the alarm on the Asabo oil platform on the Atlantic Ocean off the Nigerian coast sounded off. […]
Why Accra’s property boom hasn’t produced affordable housing
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Tom Gillespie African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted by international organizations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have stimulated housing markets in order to address this demand. As a result, […]