The whiskey industry in Tennessee is currently undergoing an unprecedented boom, and as part of this, the spotlight finally is being shone on the role that slaves played in helping the state to originally become such a prominent whiskey producer. Specifically, the recent launch of the Nearest Green Foundation is dedicated to honoring the work…
Three African nations were included in the top medal chart of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, which took place in the Bahamas from July 18th to the 23rd. South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia finished among the top 15 nations that hauled a significant medal count. In fact, throughout the history of the Games, Kenyan and South…
For those who think drama is a lost art, the transcendent work of Chicago playwright Ike Holter will prove them wrong. Holter’s writing, which often depicts real community issues like public education and gay rights, earned him the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Drama in 2017. While Holter is known as a Chicago playwright, he was…
Shamea Morton from The Real Housewives of Atlanta has tied the knot in a stunning Kenyan ceremony. Shamea and husband Gerald Mwangi dated for over three years before he popped the question. A native of Kenya, Gerald has made his home in Atlanta since moving to the United States to attend college. The two plan…
The 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing has been presented to Sudanese author Bushra al-Fadil. As one of the most prestigious literary awards to focus on works by African writers, the Caine is expected to raise the reputation of every author who receives it. Al-Fadil won the prize for a short story called “The Story…
The 2017 Emmy Awards nominations are out! It was a big year for Netflix, who doubled their nominations from the previous year and caught up to HBO. This is due to their surge in high quality original programming with shows like Stranger Things and The Crown, in addition to long-running top performers like Orange is…
Imagine waking up to a bone-shattering cold at 5 o’clock am with no breakfast to warm you up. Next, you proceed to perform various chores—under the moonlight—ranging from fetching water, washing dishes, and preparing your siblings, if any, for school. You have the same routine five out of seven days every week for the 37-week…
On the 5th of July 2017, the two primary Kenyan presidential candidates, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta of the Jubilee Party and Mr. Raila Odinga of NASA, indicated that they would not be in a position to attend the upcoming scheduled presidential debate. The response from Kenyans was not surprising. As expected, the majority of citizens were…
Outside of Albany, New York, a hard-working family is making strides toward food equality and justice. Soul Fire Farm, founded by Leah Penniman and her husband Jonah Vitale-Wolff, has two main purposes: first, to grow nourishing food using natural ancestral methods. Second, to empower other people to learn how to do the same as a…
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been at the center of quite a bit of controversy over recent comments that he made regarding the mass migration of Africans to Europe. Speaking to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Gates reportedly warned that Europe stands to be destroyed if it doesn’t make a more concerted…
