766 Search results for "town"

By Teju Adisa-Farrar When God made mountains He made runaway slaves — Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia We were not supposed to survive. in 2018, AfroPunk published an article about Argentina’s genocide of their Black populations. Unsurprisingly, Argentina is not much different from other countries who have tried to erase their Black populations or their impact […]

by Cobretti Williams Students of Georgetown University recently voted in overwhelming favor to increase tuition fees for all undergraduate students. Compared to most cases when student fees are assessed for the operation costs of the university, this circumstance was different. The impetus for this student body vote was to create a reparation fund for the […]

According to the Institue for Self-Reliance, a community located on the north side of Tulsa, Oklahoma is looking to push dollar stores (Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar) out of their community. At present, the stores have over 50 locations in North Tulsa alone, and while this predominantly Black portion of Tulsa goes on […]

By Teju Adisa-Farrar When God made mountains He made runaway slaves — Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia We were not supposed to survive. Last month, AfroPunk published an article about Argentina’s genocide of their Black populations. Unsurprisingly, Argentina is not much different from other countries who have tried to erase their Black populations or their impact […]

Cape Town officials are bracing residents for the potentiality of a city without water. On “Day Zero” the city could be forced to shut off its taps. Day Zero, which was initially projected for mid-April, has been pushed back to May 11. Heightened awareness, official regulations, water systems projects and reduced use bought Capetonians more time to […]

Mother Nature is letting people have it. While Americans are struggling with post-hurricane and post-wildfire recoveries, global eyes should also remain on people in South Africa. The populous port city of Cape Town is often celebrated for its sustainability and environmentalism work, but in the midst of a years-long drought, officials brace themselves and their […]

Celebrities have started to come out to offer their support to Houston residents following the flooding of Tropical Storm Harvey. One of the most notable to do so is a daughter of Houston herself – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. 

Another university has owned up to its past involvement in the slave trade and is hoping to make amends. Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, held a service on Tuesday to admit to its involvement in slavery, the hypocrisy of doing so as a religious institution and apologized, according to CNN.

Jessica Moncada-Konte’s family has been in the Bay Area for generations, including her father’s work with local hip-hop acts and her stepmother’s Owl N Wood clothing store. After doing some soul-searching, Moncada-Konte is ready to put her own mark on the Oakland business scene by opening her very own bottle shop. 

If you thought that Dave Chappelle was living it up in a deluxe penthouse in New York City you wouldn’t be further from the truth. The comedy star and his family actually live a mostly quiet life on a farm in a town called Yellow Springs, Ohio. However, despite living in a village of less […]

Local politicians continue to think it’s okay to be publicly racist. Even when it comes to the First Lady. The director of a nonprofit and the mayor of a small town in  West Virginia have come under fire after a racist comment about First Lady Michelle Obama became public knowledge.

Tamara James’ basketball career took her from Florida all the way to the WNBA and then Israel. But she’s made the first step in transitioning into another career by being elected mayor of Dania Beach, the oldest community in Broward County, according to the Miami Herald.