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Kamba Cuá: African presence in Paraguay
I first learned about the African presence in the South American country of Paraguay after reading “Presencia africana en Sudamérica (The African presence in South America),” compiled by the Mexican...
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Hugo Arellanes Antonio: Photos of Black pride in Mexico
When Hugo Arellanes Antonio moved from his rural hometown of San Juan Bautista Lo de Soto to his nation’s capital, Mexico City, in 2014, he hadn’t planned on staying in Mexico City.Scheduled for only a...
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U.N.’s 2024 speeches speak about Palestine, reparations, climate change, and...
Important speeches at this year’s 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) included calls for permanent African representation on the United Nations Security Council, a ceasefire...
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Curaçao fights for African diaspora recognition
The African presence on the island of Curaçao is not as well-known as on other Caribbean islands, like Cuba or Haiti, but Curaçao, first conquered by the Portuguese and later by Holland, has a...
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A Look at 7th Annual Africa Open for Business Summit during General Assembly
Hundreds gathered for the 7th annual Africa Open for Business Summit during the General Assembly of the United Nations, hosted by Djibril Diallo, president of the African Renaissance and Diaspora...
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How afrobeats, Nollywood, diaspora leaders are redefining Africa’s global image
For many years, Africans in the U.S. have experienced ongoing disadvantages from negative narratives and have often been treated like they are incompetent. A United Nations General Assembly report from...
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Kitchen staffed by trans women is refuge for Mexico City’s LGBTQ+ community
MEXICO CITY—Karolina Long Tain González Rodríguez plops another corn cake into the piping-hot oil of a large pan. As she grabs a set of tongs to flip them one by one, she yells across the kitchen,...
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Martinique: From negritude to neocolonialism
A few years ago, I was invited by the literature professor, Dr. Maurice Belrosse, to give a lecture at the University of the Antilles in Fort de France, the capital of the island of Martinique.The...
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Caricom leaders and UK on collision course over reparations
The British government has said that the issue of reparations to the Caribbean for slavery will certainly not be entertained at this week’s Commonwealth leaders’ summit in the Pacific Island nation of...
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Rwanda shrugs off ‘sportswashing’ criticism in pursuit of winning development...
NAIROBI, Kenya — He may be the president of a small, landlocked state in central Africa, but Paul Kagame has always had outsized dreams.In recent months, Rwanda’s president has embarked on perhaps the...
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