Twenty-five years later: how 9/11 reshaped Black America, Africa and the Caribbean diaspora

The victims, the policies and the institutional battles that followed September 11 touched African, Caribbean, Afro-Latino…

UNESCO’s General History of Africa now has a full volume dedicated to the diaspora

The updated eleven-volume series is reshaping how schools in Africa and beyond teach African and diaspora…

King of Ghana’s Ashanti Kingdom Visits Howard University: A Historic Bridge for the DMV Diaspora

The global African diaspora and the vibrant community of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (the DMV)…

Convention Season: Why DMV Chapters of African Ethnic Unions Are Drawing National Crowds

From a Nigerian state union’s Alexandria-hosted convention to a Kenyan cookout drawing an estimated 50,000 people,…

The World Cup Just Ended. Here Is What Africa’s Record Run Actually Changed

Eight African nations reached the knockout rounds this summer. Only one made it to the quarterfinals,…

South Africa’s Xenophobic Violence Is Sparking Hard Conversations In The DMV

As vigilante groups drive tens of thousands of migrants out of South Africa, Washington’s African diaspora…

Supreme Court TPS Ruling Narrows the Fight for African Families in the DMV

A June 25 decision limits how much courts can second-guess DHS on Temporary Protected Status, leaving…

10 African Diaspora Real Estate Builders Who Are Shaping the DMV Right Now

From a Nigerian immigrant who has closed nearly $3 billion in transactions to a Bronx-born developer…

Adrian Boafo Wins Maryland Primary in a Race That Made African Diaspora Political History

Three candidates with direct African roots competed for the same congressional seat in one of the…

New DMV Laws This Week: What African Immigrant Workers and Families Need to Know Now

Virginia expanded wage theft protections, automatically sealed criminal records, and tightened eviction rules. DC’s minimum wage…