The largest African American street festival in North America, ODUNDE Festival, is back, and it is celebrating 50 years this summer. With half a century of history, this event is far more than simply ...

What is in a name? Does a memorable name truly shape first impressions? It’s all a matter of perspective. Some believe that a name itself does not hold intrinsic value or define the essence of a ...

The real world of chocolate is far from being made of magic and music as Wonka painted so vividly with sugar dreams and cocoa rivers, but of farmers, fatigue, and often, unfairness. And researching ...

They say all things seem possible in May. That just May be true. Now that Memorial Day, the unofficial kickoff of summer, is behind us, there’s much more that seems possible in the way of events ahead ...

A mobile clinic in Kenya providing care for mother and child. Safari Doctors, Credit Neil Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Access to quality healthcare has remained one of the critical ...

Each May, the south of France transforms into a cinematic Mecca, drawing the world’s boldest filmmakers, critics, and storytellers to the Cannes Film Festival. This year, something significant ...

When we hear the word “billionaire,” a certain image comes to mind—luxury jets, pristine boardrooms, and the same faces we’ve seen a thousand times before. But what if I told you there are compelling ...

From the vibrant streets of Lagos to the ancient cities of Cairo and Marrakech, African literature has long been a powerful reflection of the continent’s diverse cultures and experiences. In recent ...

In the years after the Civil War, African Americans turned struggle into opportunity, conducting business through the sale of paper sachets filled with scented herbs and wooden handcrafted from ...

Literature offers profound insights into human resilience, identity, and social transformation. This post spotlights five influential Black female authors whose narratives transcend geography to ...

In the early 1700s, Southern physicians labeled the enslaved desire for freedom “drapetomania” and pathologized Black humanity with “dysaesthesia aethiopica,” embedding pseudoscientific racism into ...

The passing of Pope Francis has sparked renewed interest in the future of Catholic leadership. For many in the African diaspora and beyond, the question is urgent and compelling: Could the Church ...