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NBA’s Jalen Williams reveals he’s retired his parents, also talks about his mega $287M extension
Jalen Williams has been in the NBA for just three years, but he’s undoubtedly one of the exciting young players in the league. The 24-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder star has improved year by year, and he played a very key role in helping the franchise win last season’s NBA Championship. Williams was ultimately rewarded with…
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Jamal White: 7-year-old abducted at gunpoint found safe, suspects arrested
The Milwaukee Police Department has confirmed that a 7-year-old boy who was abducted outside...
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Teen dies after being sucked in meat grinder at California factory
A teenager was pronounced dead by authorities after being sucked into a meat grinder on Sunday...
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Ghana: Outrage after 20 men allegedly gang-defile 13-year-old girl
Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) and the Justice Revived Foundation (JRF) are seeking justice...
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17-year-old wanted for fatally shooting Ghanaian woman who immigrated to Canada in 2024
Authorities in Canada have issued an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old male accused of fatally...
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McDonald’s worker sent home by manager returned to fatally stab her, authorities say
A McDonald’s worker in Michigan has been arrested and charged after she fatally stabbed...
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Shaq threatens Robert Griffin III after he reposted racist image of Angel Reese
NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal is making it clear that he’s ready to get physical...
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Ghana: Boyfriend sets community ablaze after girlfriend dumps him
A 38-year-old man in Ghana is said to have set a neighborhood ablaze after his girlfriend broke...
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“I saw it roar” – Rochester man recounts close encounter with mountain lion
A Rochester man has made an intriguing revelation, stating that he spotted a mountain lion...
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Africa-America Institute 40th Anniversary Gala -
Adenah Bayoh: From Refugee to Owner of 4 IHOP Franchises -
From Ghana to the White House: One-on-One with Deniece Laurent-Mantey -
Interview with Markus Green, Esq. at 2023 BlackStars Experience -
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He built his first car at 14, now he's ready to disrupt the global automobile industry - Kelvin Cars -
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Rapper and producer EL talks about the diversity of his music and African music on the global stage -
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Trigmatic on decentralized Afrobeats - Global Black Music -
The rap culture in Accra is dead until I arrive - Pappy Kojo on Global Black Music -
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Highlife musician Fameye on not chasing trends and making music for the people: Global Black Music -
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Why this African-American moved to Africa to build the Ancestral Wall -
I moved to Ghana to pursue my dream of becoming a TV and Radio personality - Helen Appiah-Ampofo -
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Efya Full Performance at the FACE List Awards in NYC -
Morgan Stanley’s Peter Akwaboah Acceptance Speech at the 2019 FACE List Awards -
How I built my own car at the age of 14 - Kelvin Odartei -
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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas
As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas...
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America: No Longer the Shining City on the Hill
Imagine for a moment that the immigrants coming to America are leaving their countries not...
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Ghana closes Washington, D.C. embassy over alleged visa scam
As part of an inquiry into a suspected visa scam, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s foreign...
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7th Ward of...
Culture
119 looted Benin Bronzes returned to Nigeria from Netherlands – the largest single repatriation to date
After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by British soldiers in 1897. The Netherlands returned the artifacts on Thursday, and they included human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a…
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Egypt: How the North African nation is using sports to boost its global image and economy
Egypt is turning to sports as a key tool to improve its international image, strengthen diplomatic...
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New details about mysterious structures found beneath Egypt’s Giza pyramids could rewrite human history: report
Scientists have controversially claimed that a vast underground city in Egypt predates the...
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Why African-Americans are moving to Africa in droves, and should you?
In recent years, a growing number of African-Americans have been moving to Africa, seeking...
History
From Puffy to P. Diddy and more, here is the history behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ name changes
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested by federal agents on September 16 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs, who entered a not-guilty plea, is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His trial date was set for May 5, 2025 and in the criminal…
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TikToker goes viral for claiming Harriet Tubman did not exist
Some Black TikTokers have claimed that Harriet Tubman wasn’t a real person. As reported...
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40 years after becoming NC State’s first Black student president, Kevin Howell is now 1st Black chancellor
Kevin Howell became the first Black student body president of NC State University in 1987....
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College student Dennis Hubert awarded his degree 95 years after he is lynched
Morehouse College awarded Dennis Hubert, a sophomore in divinity school, a posthumous degree...
Women
Emmys 2025: Nigerian American Ayo Edebiri is youngest Black woman to receive 3 acting nominations
Ayo Edebiri has made Emmy history by becoming the youngest Black woman to receive three Emmy acting nominations. The 29-year-old Nigerian American is also the first Black woman to be nominated for acting and directing in the comedy categories in the same year, according to Variety. Edebiri earned the nominations for her work on the…
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Alabama A&M makes history naming Thai Floyd as first woman to serve as lead football announcer at an HBCU
Alabama A&M University made history recently after naming Thai Floyd as the first woman...
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Ana Maria Gonçalves becomes first Black woman inducted into Brazil’s literary academy
Ana Maria Gonçalves has become the first Black woman elected to the Brazilian Academy...
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Winnie Harlow is now the first person with vitiligo honored with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds
Fashion model and activist Winnie Harlow made history on World Vitiligo Day by becoming the...
Business
Nigeria: Africa’s richest person Dangote to expand empire as he files to build largest seaport
As part of efforts to expand his multibillion-dollar industrial empire, Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, has begun moves to build what he described as Nigeria’s biggest and deepest seaport in Olokola, Ogun State. In an interview with Bloomberg in Lagos on Monday, Dangote said that he submitted the necessary paperwork in late June for the…
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Ghana prepared to finance the production of Ukrainian drones: report
Ghana is reportedly interested in Ukraine’s advanced technologies as the West African...
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Suns’ Devin Booker makes NBA history with $145 million contract extension
Devin Booker will reportedly become the highest-paid player in NBA history after signing a...
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$6 billion Akon City: Senegal officially scraps project
Authorities in Senegal have officially abandoned Akon’s $6 billion futuristic pan-African...
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