Effort underway to preserve Altadena's African American history
With a rich African American history, an effort is underway to preserve that legacy in Altadena, one of the areas hardest hit ...
Drinking water of 97M Americans contaminated with unregulated chemicals — how to limit your exposure
Institute found that 27% of the 4,800 public water systems it analyzed had detectable levels of at least one of four “harmful ...
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“Why do you charge US Dollars?” Black American questions real estate businesses in Ghana
A Black American woman criticised Ghanaian businesses for charging in US dollars, questioning its fairness and urging ...
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Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...
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Black Americans find healing through Ghana’s new initiative
Ghana's Beyond The Return program enables Black Americans to reclaim their African heritage through citizenship, offering ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
4 in 10 Americans at risk for dementia after age 55, study suggests
A new study found that dementia cases in the United States are projected to double from more than 500,000 in 2020 to about 1 ...
Georgia attorney becomes first black person to hold Acting U.S. Attorney position
The United States Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Georgia has announced that C. Shanelle Booker is now the Acting ...
Executive director of Nebraska's Commission on African American Affairs is on leave
The goal of the commission is to help create policy and legislation that would positively affect the African American ...
Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
ACCRA, Ghana — Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he ...
Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
Because Harris doesn’t discuss her multiracial background very often, memes allow the public to address the cultural examination of the first Black and South Asian female presidential candidate. One ...
A D.C. artist’s glowing monuments to Black lives
Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.