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Today’s Photo Find of the Day comes from Ghanaian photographer and stroryteller Nana Kofi Acquah. Ghana was formerly known as The Gold Coast until its independence from the British empire in 1957. Gold, as well cocoa and oil, are natural resources that play a major role in Ghana’s economy today. In this environmental portrait, Acquah [...]

Our music spotlight today comes from the Africa In Your Earbuds series from Okay Africa, the cultural site focusing on art, music, and politics from Africa and the Diaspora. In Africa In Your Earbuds #18, New York DJ with Sudanese roots, DJ Moma mixes African classics with modern tracks from the Diaspora. DJ Moma says [...]

Pattern and Symmetry is the name of the game here in our Photo Find of the Day. Also the vibrant colors of the bridesmaides’ dresses and head pieces stand out in this photo. Lastly, the appearance of traditional dress mixed wth the modernity of these women being engulfed in their smartphones make this a visually [...]

A big reason why The Who’s World Media Project was started was to connect people to the African Diaspora. By highlighting stories of the global Black experience, we hope this will inspire travel to places in the Diaspora as well as Africa. So imagine how ecstatic we were when we found out we were named [...]

Sidi or Siddi One of the various names given to describe East African people, from northern Sudan to Mozambique, who crossed the Indian Ocean and settled into the Indian sub-continent. Sidis were slaves, as well as skilled workers, soldiers, and merchants. East Africans are believed to have begun migrating across the Indian Ocean as early [...]

Although Brazil is considered a racial harmonious society and a model for race-relations, a closer look into Brazil’s society shows Afro-Brazilians have less access to education and jobs and are more likely to live in poverty. For example, Afro-Brazilians make up two-thirds of those living in poverty in Brazil. A strong civil rights and affirmative [...]

In the following videos, conducted by the National Leadership Visionary Project, the late journalist Gil Noble is interviewed and talks about his take on Malcolm X, including his initial frightened reaction to Malcolm X’ views, his change of heart after hearing Malcolm X without the media filter, and why he believed Malcolm X was assassinated. [...]

This week we’re highlighting interviews from the late journalist and interviewer Gil Noble, who passed away this week at the age of 80. Noble’s long running television program “Like It Is” captured issues on the global Black experience. Watch below his interview with Bob Marley in 1978. In this interview, Marley talks about how he [...]

This week we lost two grand story-tellers of the global Black experience. Artist Elizabeth Catlett, whose art depicted powerful African-American figures and everyday women, and award-winning journalist Gil Noble. Raised by Jamaican immigrants in Harlem, NY, Noble’s career in journalism spanned nearly 50 years. Noble is best known for his weekly television program “Like It [...]

As Africa goes through a renaissance, we mourn the lost of the last link to the Harlem Renaissance, artist Elizabeth Catlett. Catlett died in her home in Mexico on April 2nd at the age of 96. She integrated justice in her art work, often depicting powerful figures in history as well as everyday people, particularly [...]