After 138 years, Black American composer Edmond Dédé gets his flowers
Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained ...
A $10 painting found at Glenside thrift store is a clue to Philadelphia’s storied Black history
The W.H. Dorsey painting is one more piece of evidence that there was a thriving Black community in antebellum Philadelphia ...
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African-American lady calls out Ghanaian companies for underpaying their workers
A citizen of the United States, whose parents are from Ghana, has shared her frustration over the salaries of workers in the ...
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Black Americans find healing through Ghana’s new initiative
Ghana's Beyond The Return program enables Black Americans to reclaim their African heritage through citizenship, offering ...
Effort underway to preserve Altadena's African American history
With a rich African American history, an effort is underway to preserve that legacy in Altadena, one of the areas hardest hit ...
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Harlem of the South: Tampa’s impact on African-American musicians
From the late 1800s through the 1970s, Central Avenue in Tampa was bustling with Black culture and eventually became known as ...
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Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
ACCRA, Ghana — Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he ...
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Almost Half of Americans Over 55 Face Dementia Risk
New research finds that the lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 in Americans is 42%, significantly higher than previous ...
Executive director of Nebraska's Commission on African American Affairs is on leave
The goal of the commission is to help create policy and legislation that would positively affect the African American ...
Come home, Ghana told African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
Ghana’s Tourism Authority and the Office of Diaspora Affairs have extended the program into “Beyond the Return,” which fosters the relationship with diasporans. Hundreds have been granted citizenship, ...