Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths
Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created ...
What higher for longer cocoa prices means for Hershey vs Mondelez
The outlook for food producers who rely on cocoa is more challenging in FY25 as unforeseen weather deterioration in West ...
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Soul Rep producing play about shutdown of first Black theater troupe in the U.S.
From left, Emir Price, Zariyah Perry and Sinclair Freeman star in Soul Rep Theatre's production of "The African Company Presents Richard III." Carlyle Brown's 1988 play is based on the true story of ...
Actors From the London Stage to perform ’Hamlet’ at John Carroll University: Press Run
In this week's Press Run you'll find information about a group of actors from London coming to John Carroll University to ...
Ghana president nominates Johnson Asiamah as next central bank governor
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Johnson Asiamah as the West African country's next central bank governor pending approval by the Council of State, the presidency said on Friday.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Denzel Washington returns to Broadway in ‘Othello’
Washington’s portrayal of Othello adds him to a collection of Black actors who have performed the theatrical role, which was traditionally portrayed by whites only for generations.
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Journalists in Nigeria urged to speak up, expose all forms of Christian persecution
A priest in the Awka Diocese in Nigeria has encouraged journalists to expose Christian persecution, which is at its highest ...
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Tax hikes and tension: Battle over West Africa’s mining wealth
Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...
Tucker Carlson Says Meghan Markle Does Not Represent Black Americans
Tucker Carlson says Meghan Markle was used as a proxy by "a whole class of people whose cart was being overturned by Trump." ...
19 bodies found in vessel drifting in Caribbean Sea
A vessel drifting in the Caribbean Sea contained 19 badly decomposed bodies, at least some from Mali, authorities in the ...
2 associates of Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot
Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African ...
Two men close to Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot
Two men close to Benin’s president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, following their arrest last year on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African country.