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Here’s how Eagles’ A.J. Brown turned a little-known book into an Amazon best-seller
A.J. Brown may not have set out to draw attention to Jim Murphy’s Inner Excellence, but, he ended up delivering the perfect promotion for the author. During the Eagles’ 22-10 win over the Packers, Brown, amid a quiet game with just one catch for 10 yards, A.J. was seen on the sidelines diving into Murphy’s…
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Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is the only Black woman in the WNBA with her own shoe
A’ja Wilson is one of the top women’s basketball players and an...
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After being rejected from dental school, Tyra Ivory made history as one of the youngest Subway franchisees
Get to know Tyra Ivory, an African-American entrepreneur from Macon, Mississippi. She made...
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Woman’s viral first-class altercation sparks online debate over flight etiquette
A viral video of a woman brushing her hair in a first-class airplane cabin has ignited a heated...
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Four African countries where dreadlocks have been approved by courts
The recent brouhaha surrounding the insistence of a prestigious senior high school in Ghana...
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Rastafarians rejoice as Ghana court orders school to admit dreadlocked students it denied enrollment
A human rights court in Ghana’s capital city of Accra has ordered one of the country’s...
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Meghan Markle offers support to teen girls affected by LA fires
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has extended her support to teenage girls affected by the devastating...
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Former NFL player gets 12 years in prison after wife caught him sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl
Former NCAA and NFL football player Justin Crawford has been sentenced to 12 years in prison...
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How a Houston woman shed over 200 pounds by walking
Shenisha Armealine says walking led her to shed over 200 pounds. According to the Houston Chronicle,...
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These American celebs were among over 500 people from the Black diaspora granted Ghanaian citizenship
Since the launch of Ghana’s “Year of Return” program in 2019, hundreds of...
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Check out the top 10 most visited countries in Africa in 2024
Africa has become a growing hub for tourism, with its diverse landscapes, rich cultures, and...
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Prominent Black people we sadly lost in 2024
Just like any other year, 2024 saw some of our prominent Black figures in various fields of...
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America being American
Much is being made of a supposed recent decline of American society. In the article “How...
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These American celebs were among over 500 people from the Black diaspora granted Ghanaian citizenship
Since the launch of Ghana’s “Year of Return” program in 2019, hundreds of African Americans have visited the country to experience the history, culture and tradition upfront. The Year of Return is an initiative by the government of Ghana to mark 400 years since the first black slaves landed in Jamestown, Virginia. The initiative saw…
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Interesting features that earned Ivory Coast’s attiéké a UNESCO status
Attiéké, Ivory Coast’s beloved staple made from fermented cassava flour,...
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Dazzling discovery in Egypt as archaeologists stumble across 13 mummies with golden tongues
A dazzling discovery has emerged from ancient Egypt: archaeologists have unearthed 13 mummies...
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How Natalie Manima’s bespoke Binny became a symbol of African-inspired homeware
What began as a therapeutic hobby for Natalie Manima has evolved into Bespoke Binny, a thriving...
History
How enslaved people used the holiday season to resist and rebel
For enslaved people in the Americas, the holiday season was a time of both rare festivity and calculated resistance. It was a brief period when they were offered better food and rest by slave owners, not out of kindness, but as a strategy to prevent rebellion. Yet, it also provided opportunities to plot escapes and…
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Evidence linking ancient Egyptians to human cancer treatment over 4,000 years ago
It’s a ground-breaking discovery. An international team of researchers recently uncovered...
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Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon: Nick Cannon’s aunt and first Black woman to be ordained as a Presbyterian minister
It was uncommon for a Black woman to become a leader in the Presbyterian Church in the 20th...
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Senegal demands answers as it remembers French colonial massacre
Senegal recently marked the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Thiaroye massacre, a dark and often...
Women
Meet the professor who recently received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Candice Lucas Bledsoe was recently honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. A statement cited by Black News states that Lucas-Bledsoe, a distinguished professor, researcher, and Global CEO of the Action Research Center, has academic appointments at Penn State University, the Center for the Study of Higher Education, Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of…
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Shanelle Scales-Preston becomes first Black woman on the board of supervisors in Contra Costa County
Shanelle Scales-Preston was just elected as Contra Costa County’s next District...
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Get to know Queen Tahj Williams, the first artist to handcraft Super Bowl logo and theme art for NFL
Tahj “Queen Tahj” Williams, a New Orleans artist, is the first to create the Super...
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Meet the Ghanaian appointed as UN’s first African woman force commander
Major-General Anita Asmah is the first African woman to serve as a UN Force Commander. The...
Business
The first black woman to lead a major news network steps down
Get to know Rashida Jones; she is the first black woman to lead a major U.S cable news network. In 2020, she was appointed by the NBCUniversal News Group as president of MSNBC, replacing Phil Griffin, who had been president for 12 years before stepping down in January 2021. Until the transition, Jones was a…
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Kevin Garnett, who made over $330M in his career, kept early NBA earnings under a mattress instead of a bank
Kevin Garnett is a South Carolina native and a former NBA player who was drafted to the NBA...
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Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is the only Black woman in the WNBA with her own shoe
A’ja Wilson is one of the top women’s basketball players and an...
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After being rejected from dental school, Tyra Ivory made history as one of the youngest Subway franchisees
Get to know Tyra Ivory, an African-American entrepreneur from Macon, Mississippi. She made...
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