African American mayors from across the country have traveled to Africa for the The 2011 World Summit of Mayors Leadership Conference in Dakar, Senegal. The summit will feature mayors from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The mayors will discus ways to build alliances and trade ideas. The Huffington Post reports: The goal: to build […]
NAIROBI, Kenya– Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle with cancer, reports the Associated Press. She was 71. Kenya’s most recognizable woman, Maathai won the Nobel in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism. She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, where for […]
Rare concert footage and master recordings of reggae legend Bob Marley were destroyed in a fire in a studio in Aburi, Ghana.
From BlackNews.com: The film, “An African-American Quest for Authenticity,” is a documentary about 21 trailblazing ‘repatriates’ who left America to return to the land of their ancestors and live an authentic and fulfilling life in Ghana, West Africa. This film reveals a theme that seems to connect them all – they have found peace and […]
Happy Summer Solstice! Sharing this post from Shirley Johnson. Today, Monday June 21, marks the annual Summer Solstice. The word Solstice, comes from the Latin; Sol = Sun, and Stice, from the verb sistere = to stand still. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, where we have […]
From Elev8.com: Researchers say they’ve found the most religious place on Earth–between the southern border of the Sahara Desert and the tip of South Africa. Religion is “very important” to more than three-quarters of the population in 17 of 19 sub-Saharan nations, according to a new survey. In contrast, in the United States, the world’s […]
VIA: AccessAtlanta Alicia Keys says her first visit to Africa was so emotional and inspiring that she is ready to take others there to experience something similar. The Grammy-winning singer is launching a contest through her charity, Keep a Child Alive, that will give five people an opportunity to visit the continent with her. She […]
