From Kogelo to Kalorama: Obama’s Kenyan Roots at 65

How a small town on Lake Victoria became the origin story of America’s 44th president, and…

AWLO plans first DMV chapter for African women leaders

An event billed as “PAALA 2026” signals a new organizing push for African professional women across…

Oba Femi WWE Star From Lagos Is Conquering Professional Wrestling — and the African Diaspora Is Watching

On April 19, 2026, inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, a 28-year-old man from Lagos, Nigeria…

NBA Finals 2026: The African Diaspora Is on Both Sides of This Spurs-Knicks Showdown

Game 1 tips off Wednesday in San Antonio. The NBA Finals 2026 African diaspora story, however,…

George Floyd Six Years Later: Black and Immigrant Lives Lost to Police Violence

Police violence against Black lives has shaped American history for generations, and today marks six years…

Wes Moore Re-Election African Diaspora Maryland: What the Record Shows

Wes Moore is asking Maryland voters for four more years. For the African diaspora community across…

10 Surprising Facts About the Congolese Diaspora in the DMV

A community in the Washington DC metropolitan area has been growing quietly for decades. It produced…

Deportations of African Migrants Tripled Under Trump. What That Means for the DMV

There is a woman who lived in Maryland for thirty years. She came from Sierra Leone.…

How the US Travel Ban on African Nations Is Hitting the DMV Community Right Now

There is a Nigerian woman who lives in Virginia. She came to the United States in…

Meet the African-Owned Salons Reshaping Beauty in Prince George’s County

Long before braids became a mainstream trend on runways in New York and Paris, they were…