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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Connection Between Civil Rights Era, Africa

by Houston Defender January 13, 2022January 14, 2022

These African leaders, influenced by Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement, fought for their countries’ liberation against colonialism.

Kemi OG: The rise of Afrobeats music and dancers

by Houston Defender January 5, 2022January 6, 2022

News

Undocumented Black Immigrants Need Protections Too, an Advocate Says

by The Washington Informer December 15, 2021January 4, 2022

Black America and the myth of Sisyphus

by St. Louis American November 6, 2021November 12, 2021

Telling Our Family Stories Keeps Black History Alive

by The Sacramento Observer October 29, 2021November 1, 2021

Arts

Photographer tells story of empowerment through a Nigerian woman in current exhibit

by The Afro October 22, 2021October 26, 2021

Experts and activists to speak on ‘Blacks at the Border’ forum

by New York Amsterdam News September 28, 2021September 29, 2021

The Haitian Dilemma

by The Afro September 23, 2021September 24, 2021

News

White House calls video of border agents chasing Haitian migrants ‘horrific,’ promises to investigate

by Houston Defender September 20, 2021September 21, 2021