Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Experts had said there was a 90% chance the ancient Egyptian tomb would also contain remains of Nefertiti, but expectations have now been lowered. Further analysis is needed of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun to determine whether the resting place also contains the remains of legendary beauty Queen Nefertiti, Egypt’s antiquities minister said on Thursday. […]
by Akosua Oforiwaa-Ayim The energy inside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center was electrifying, yet warm and welcoming at the same time as thousands gathered for Black Girls Rock! The award show is a yearly celebration of the resilience, tenacity and beauty of Black women everywhere and is co-produced by BET. Each year, BGR! honors […]
On April 1st and 2nd in New York City, an impressive group of creatives within the music and arts industry of Africa and the Diaspora met on the campuses of City College and Columbia University for the 41st Annual NYASA Conference. NYASA (The New York African Studies Association), was founded in 1967 and is a […]
The seed of what is now known as Black History Month was planted in the doctoral thesis of Carter G. Woodson, a noted scholar, author, and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. The son of former slaves, Woodson received a Ph.D. in 1912 from Harvard University, where he studied […]
Opening Feb. 3, the “Bronx:Africa” exhibition will showcase artistic interpretations of the African continent with a Bronx angle. The show features the works of 25 artists and will be located at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College. Curator LeRonn P. Brooks, a faculty member at Lehman College and a curator at the Bronx […]
Book Review Kwabena Opong, editor-in-chief of Amandla, takes a critical look at the well-received book… If you are an Akan from Ghana you must know there is more to your being as an Akan than you see yourself. Your antecedents are probably from the upper Nile Valley, specifically from Egypt or Nubia, and as your […]
PAGEANT judges have crowned a new winner of Zimbabwe’s 4th annual “Mister Ugly” contest, upsetting supporters of the crowd favourite and prompting riots at the event. Judges on Saturday chose 42-year-old Mison Sere, citing his numerous missing front teeth and a wide range of grotesque facial expressions, over William Masvinu, who had held the title […]
SCANS in King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings point to a hidden chamber, the country’s antiquities minister said, possibly heralding the discovery of Queen Nefertiti’s resting place. “We can now say that we have [possibly found] behind the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun another chamber, another tomb,” Mamduh al-Damaty said at a […]
October 26, 2015 4:47 AM ET At Pope Francis’ synod on the family, African bishops played a crucial role in the debate for the first time. Steve Inskeep speaks with Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Accra, Ghana. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We heard there that Pope Francis was engaged in discussions with conservative […]
Trevor Noah is still settling in to his seat at The Daily Show but has already fired shots at South African president, Jacob Zuma. On the episode that aired in the US on Thursday night Noah compared the American real estate tycoon and leading Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, to the controversial Zuma. “For me, […]