Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...
Eastern and Southern African leaders seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...
7 Ingredients That Define the African Diaspora, According to Renowned Black Chefs
At the Follow Your Roots dinner in New York City, five Black chefs cooked with ingredients that define the African Diaspora.
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How Emmanuel Macron Fell in Love With Africa’s Last Colony
Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara.
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Challenge of western gay culture to African values and sovereignty
Nigeria can be credited to have triggered a strong wave of anti-gay sentiments and persecution of homosexuals who live a largely underground existence in the country and across Africa.
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‘You can feel the ancestors’: Ezibu Muntu uses ‘pride, strength and love’ to share West African culture
News is honoring Black History Month this February and reporter Sierra Krug took us center stage to meet the dancers with Virginia’s premiere West African dance group — Ezibu Muntu.
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From Music to Trade: Africa’s Cultural Proliferation and Economic Growth
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Council majority wants Chief Pinion out, but supermajority needed
A majority of t City Council now want Police Chief Todd Pinion to be terminated but, with the mayor opposing termination and no supermajority, his job remains safe. At Monday's council meeting, ...
What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.
Black History Month: Here is where you can find some of Upstate's Black historical markers
Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. Here are some places to visit in the Upstate.
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Kiraitu Murungi, Lenny Kivuti now Ruto’s trump cards against Justin Muturi
President William Ruto is said to be considering tapping former Meru Governor Kiraitu Murung’i and former Embu Senator Lenny ...