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Nashville’s ‘Friends of South Africa’ Take on the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge

African immigrants and the Black Lives Matter struggle

Interview

Race in America | Dismantling Structural Racism with Opal Tometi

Communities

Seattle’s African immigrants, refugees confront what it means to be Black in America

Opinion

What American schools should teach about race, racism and slavery

News

BLM, End SARS Protests Unite Americans & Nigerians in Global Fight For Equality

People

Babatunde Olatunji | The Nigerian drummer who set the beat for US civil rights

Sports

Israel Adesanya | Nigerian-born UFC star commends NBA players for racial injustice boycott

Covid 19 and African Immigrants

Covid 19

Moncef Slaoui | Moroccan born Warp Speed head will stay on as a consultant for President Biden

Covid 19

COVID-19 Pandemic Alters Lifestyle Of Nigerians In U.S.

Covid 19

Lost to COVID-19 | Ghanaian-born University of Akron professor hosted international students at his house every Thanksgiving

Covid 19

Dipo Oyeleye examines African music as pandemic response in PhD research inspired by COVID-19

Covid 19

Moncef Slaoui | Moroccan- American Vaccine czar says 20 Million Could Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in December

Covid 19

Ghanaian-Americans Demand Policymakers to Approve Critical Coronavirus Relief for Americans

People

Yohannes Abraham | Meet the Ethiopian American who is the head of the Biden Transition team

Giving Back, People

Samuel Quarcoo | This man is a waiter at a Md. country club. He also helps support thousands of students in Ghana, his home country.

People

Bukola Ayodele | How this 25-year-old making $210,000 per year in New York City spends her money

People, Religion

Rev. Moses Adekola | Nigerian pastor reflects on journey to Nova Scotia, life devoted to helping others

People

Catherine Nakalembe | How Ugandan Nasa scientist uses satellites to boost farming in Africa

People

Chef Tunde Wey | Meet Nigerian-Born, American Culinary Expert.

Achievements

Maryam Tsegaye | Teen’s Simple Explainer on Quantum Mechanics Just Won a $400k Global Prize

Achievements

Kwaku Atuahene-Gima | Ghanaian Professor among 2% of top global scientists in list created by Stanford University

Achievements

Edafe Okporo| Nigerian refugee is one of the inaugural recipients of the $200,000 David Prize for his efforts to end homelessness in America

Achievements

Four Nigerians Who Made 2020 TIME100 List

Achievements

Nigerian Born Charles Osuji Among Top 25 Most Influential Canadian Lawyers, 2020

Achievements

Marius Kothor | Togolese-American scholar in Yale Receives Three National Fellowships for Dissertation Research

Africans in American Politics

Politics

Can Bethlehem Fleming woo African Immigrants in Atlanta to turn the Senate Blue?

Policy

Why Biden Should Upgrade U.S. Africa Policy

Politics

Kenyans residing in the US narrate unique, dramatic poll experiences –

Politics

Oballa Oballa| From refugee camp to city council chambers

Politics

From Refugee to Representative, US Candidates Celebrate Election Victories

Politics

Oballa Oballa | a refugee from Ethiopia wins historic city council election in Austin

Opinion

Does Africa Matter to the United States?

Opinion

Trump is out, but US evangelicalism remains alive and well in Africa

Opinion

Let us now celebrate immigrants of color to Kentucky

Opinion

What Joe Biden’s Africa strategy might look like

Opinion

Kenya | Kisii Rides on Its Sons and Daughters in the Diaspora

Opinion

Obama didn’t deliver for Africa. Can Biden show black lives matter everywhere?

Business

Adebayor Ogunlesi | Global Infrastructure Partners agrees £3.4bn deal for Signature Aviation

Business

Global Infrastructure Partners Announces Acquisition Of MAP® Energy’s Renewable Energy Business

Business

300 Kenyans in America Team Up to Build Multi-Million Estate in Nairobi

Business

Nigeria’s Kiakiaprint Expands into US and Canada

Business

Grace Kinda | This Kenyan entrepreneur Brings African Beauty Knowledge to Colorado and the West

Business

Chipper Cash | African fintech startup raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos

Arts

Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe | The Ascent of Young Ghanaian Artist

Arts

Amoako Boafo: How Feverish Selling and Infighting Built the Buzziest Artist of 2020

Arts

Amoako Boafo | Ghanaian artist’s gestural portraits exude strength in times of crisis

Arts

Patrick Quarm | Ghanaian Artist Weaves Together Vibrant Tapestries That Reflect His Personal Experiences

Arts, People

Peter Ntephe | Nigerian-born lawyer and art collector talks on African arts

Arts

Dawit N.M | Photographer, director draws on Ethiopian, Virginian roots in Chrysler exhibition

Communities

Nigerian community celebrates outgoing UN ambassador

Communities

Colorado’s Ethiopian communities split on political conflict

Communities

Business Corridor in Washington DC Named Little Ethiopia

Communities

Family missing in Ethiopian civil war, Denver woman says her ‘mind is the hardest place to be’

Communities

DC’s Ethiopian Community Fears For Family Amid Civil War

Communities

Rocky Mountain Welcome Center and East African Restaurants Team Up to Help Immigrants in Need

Meet the African Multinational Enterprises that are re-industrializing the continent.

African multinational enterprises are taking a leading role in the industrialization of the continent

Dr. Cynthia Kudji and her daughter, Dr. Jasmine Kudji, be working in the same hospital system beginning July 1.

Africans in Canada

Africans in Canada
African academics in Canada
African students in Canada

Communities

Somali-Americans
Congolese in America
Sudanese in America
Zimbabweans in America
Gambians in America
Senegalese in America
Rwandans in America
Ugandans in America
Liberians in America
Equatorial Guineans in America

Americans in Africa

American- Africa Relations
American diplomacy in Africa
Americans visiting Africa
African American ancestry
American military in Africa
Health mission to Africa
Africa and Africa-American relations

African musician of the week. Burna Boy / Wonderful

Instagram

Felukah (فلوكا)| Egyptian rapper says “I was shocked that people were even listening to my music”

Bernard Mensah Meet the Ghanaian-born CEO of Merrill Lynch International, Bank of America’s largest International subsidiary

Wealthy Nigerians are buying citizenship of Caribbean countries.

Great achievement!! Nigerian appointed Minister of Justice of Alberta, Canada.

Chika Uriuwa is Valedictorian for University of Toronto School of Medicine Class of 2020

Sinach has now spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Chart

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Music

Kelechi Is Musically Unapologetically Himself

Music

Wizkid and Tems Make Obama’s 2020 Playlist

Music

Afrobeats’ Global Takeover

Music

Diamond Platnumz Talks On Breaking Into The U.S. Market

Music

Burna Boy Signs Deal With SESAC, Waterparks & Smallpools

Music

Aminé | Ethiopian-American navigates complex worlds on his new album ‘Limbo’

Entertainment

Diamond breaks Davido’s YouTube Africa record within 8 hours

December 3, 2020 No Comments on Diamond breaks Davido’s YouTube Africa record within 8 hours

Wizkid wins 2020 BET Soul Train Awards with Beyoncé

November 30, 2020 No Comments on Wizkid wins 2020 BET Soul Train Awards with Beyoncé

The Weeknd |Ethiopian-Canadian singer beats Chris Brown, John Legend at American Music Awards 2020

November 26, 2020 No Comments on The Weeknd |Ethiopian-Canadian singer beats Chris Brown, John Legend at American Music Awards 2020

Sports

Six Kenyans earn USA college basketball scholarships

Sports

NBA to award elite boarding school scholarships to two African female prospects

Sports

3 Ghanaians Make History as Columbia Crew win MSL Cup

Sports

Mike Brown | Nigerian National Basketball Team coach is leaving no NBA stone unturned to find D’Tigers stars

Sports

Former NBA lottery pick saw wave of Nigerian players coming

News, Sports

The Nigerian influence over the 2020 NBA draft

Immigration

Relief among Africans as Biden signs order to end Trump’s travel ban

January 21, 2021

Immigration

Trump’s parting gift echos his immigration policies toward Africa

January 13, 2021

Immigration

African Students Could Be the Hidden Victims of Trump Administration’s Proposed Visa Restrictions

December 9, 2020

Immigration

Biden Promises to End Trump’s Muslim and African ‘Travel Ban’. But Its Legacy Will Be Felt for Years

December 2, 2020

Immigration

‘Betrayed’ Black asylum seekers say Trump administration is ramping up deportations by force and fraud

November 30, 2020

Immigration

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 to visit the US

November 24, 2020

Ancestry

Ancestry, Visit to Africa

Dozens Of African Americans Choose To Settle In Rwanda

Ancestry

Pastor T.D Jakes | How I traced my ancestry to the Igbo tribe in Nigeria

Ancestry

Akon |Rapper tells Black Americans to let go of the past and come back to Africa

Ancestry

How some Black Americans are finding solace in African spirituality

Ancestry

High percentage of Nigerian ancestry found in Black Americans in the U.S. as study reflect the hardships and realities of slavery

Ancestry

If George Floyd had done his DNA, he was probably from Nigeria

Visit to Africa

Ancestry, Visit to Africa

Dozens Of African Americans Choose To Settle In Rwanda

Visit to Africa

Kenya: American Rnb Sensation Ashanti Jets Into Kenya

Visit to Africa

American actor, Dave Brown, believes every African-American should Visit Ghana.

Visit to Africa

How Ghana’s Year Of Return Campaign Put Black Destinations In The Spotlight

Visit to Africa

If You Want To Connect To The African Diaspora Abroad, Consider Learning This Language

Visit to Africa

How Ghana became the hottest destination for African-American travelers

Telling the story of native-born Africans living in the Americas

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