Since 1920’s North America Have Hosted Ghana’s top Soccer players
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Ernest Yeboah Acheampong African footballers have been migrating overseas since the 1920s, when French leagues attracted some West African players. The migration of African talent to Europe intensified from the 1980s to the 2000s as football became more globalized and economically viable. Thousands of […]
Can Black Dolls Help Black Children Up Their Racial Identity?
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Dolls are limited in what they can do to boost Black children’s self-esteem. kali9/E+ via Getty Images When Mattel announced earlier this year that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells – the famed 19th-century Black journalist and anti-lynching crusader, […]
Kenya, Huawei Collaborate On Chinese Communications Cable
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email China has connected a high-speed, multimillion-dollar, 15,000-kilometer undersea cable to Kenya, as Beijing advances what has been dubbed its “digital silk road,” and Africa seeks the infrastructure it badly needs for better internet connectivity. Chinese giant Huawei is a shareholder in the $425-million […]
VISA’s Innovation Studio In Africa Opens Opportunities To Advance Payment Solutions
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email This facility will serve the sub-Saharan Africa region and joins a network of innovation centers operated by Visa since 2016. The new facility supports Visa’s commitment to promoting innovation and creating opportunities for […]
Tate Sugar Fortune Recreates Sugar Slavery Images In London
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin […]
Online Placing Of Timbuktu Manuscripts Only A sliver Of West Africa’s Ancient Archive
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Russian war with Ukraine: Five reasons why many African countries choose to be ‘neutral’
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Olayinka Ajala Out of 193 member states, 141 voted in support of the resolution, five voted against, 35 abstained and 12 didn’t vote at all. Of the 54 African member states, Eritrea […]
Jollof Festival Is Coming To A City Near You
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The headline is not meant to be fighting words. But a call for a celebration because Jollof Fest is coming to a city near you. It’s a day fest where you can stuff your face with the world-famous dish hailing from West Africa. […]
In Association with Rainbow Promotion Presents The Original Wailers
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The 3rd Annual Dymally International Jazz & Arts Festival, Saturday, April 30th, 2022, 1 to 10 p.m. Get your TICKETS TODAY. Every seat in the house is a GREAT SEAT. You don’t want to miss this. International Acts on TWO performing stages, an […]
Tiny Black Tennessee Town Faces A Hostile Takeover
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The Tennessee Comptroller issued an unusual appeal last week to residents of this small, majority Black town, which occupies fewer than two square miles in rural west Tennessee. “In my opinion, it’s time for Mason to relinquish its charter,” Comptroller Jason Mumpower wrote […]