When I talk with Black people in the United States about Brazil, the most poignant moment usually occurs when I…
Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa and formerly known as Upper Volta, became independent on August 5, 1960.…
At least 24 people have died after flash floods hit eastern Uganda on Sunday. The flooding occurred after two banks…
Manuel Raimundo Querino was born on July 28, 1851, in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil. He experienced tragedy early in life…
Black athletes have long dominated NBA. But for many years, the birthplaces for those players was often limited to the…
The West African country of Liberia proclaimed its independence on July 26, 1847, making it the first democratic republic in…
Last week I introduced The Lelia Gonzalez Fellowship, a historic ambassadorship program bridging working-class communities in the Black diaspora through…
At least 17 Haitian migrants died Sunday after their boat capsized off the Bahamas. The boat, which capsized 7 miles…
Shock waves were sent across the wrestling world when World Wrestling Entertainment star Kofi Kingston was crowned world champion at…
Nelson Mandela, the first Black president of South Africa and father of South African democracy, was born on July 18,…
While sharing my experiences from Brazil and the stories of the Afro Brazilians that I’m in community with, I have…
Rwanda has been shutting down churches that it deems, noisy and unsafe. It is also targeting pastors who they deem…