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From prolific newcomers to returning greats, BBC Sport Africa selects six players to watch at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of ...
Beyoncé faced online backlash for wearing a Buffalo Soldiers shirt on tour. A Cornell Africana studies scholar is now ...
Angelique Kidjo and Deepika Padukone are among several international celebrities recognized alongside American stars such as ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu, ...
Biden also chided what he referred to as "ongoing efforts to erase history from our textbooks and our classrooms." In at least two moments, Biden seemed to reference Mr. Trump, though not by name.
VAIL, Ariz. (KGUN) — As Juneteenth remembers an important day in African American history, a community in Vail has put up reminders people who live there can see every day. The Rocking K ...
One aspect of lesser-known Afro-Mexican history is that Mexico is the first place outside of the US that embraced Juneteenth: “When Juneteenth occurred, they were celebrating it and have ...
In 1927, the Roswell Daily Record reported plans for a Juneteenth celebration in Blackdom, N.M., a freedom colony in Chaves County that afforded African Americans struggling under the Jim Crow laws of ...
Education Keeping history alive: Tips for parents and teachers amid political pushbacks by Tashi McQueen AFRO Staff Writer June 19, 2025 ...
California was officially given statehood by the US in 1850. A shared history & present Seeing the Mexican flag waved during anti-ICE protests was an affront for many, a rejection of the United States ...
Courtesy/DEA The Mexican war on drugs has reached a new disturbing milestone with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) officially becoming the first criminal organization in Mexico to ...
The state of Kentucky introduced an African American Heritage Trail today, offering visitors nearly 50 primary sites and several additional locations that bring centuries of Black history to life.