African Diaspora

Black expats theGrio.com

The ‘Happiest Countries in the World’ list does not reflect the ones attracting Black expats 

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People of color around the globe are fleeing areas because of climate change. Will the climate migration crisis hit the United States?

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World Health Organization declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana

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Zimbabwe students scoop international awards for moot court

A history-making team of Zimbabwean high school students is celebrated for taking honors in their first time competing in prestigious…
/ July 17, 2022

Hammer thrower changes nation from Nigeria to US, makes final at worlds

After a paperwork snafu nixed a chance to represent Nigeria, Annette Echikunwoke joined Team USA and earned a spot at…
/ July 17, 2022

As a bet, man sneaked in a slave ship in 1860. Kin of those Africans honored them this weekend

The descendants of the enslaved people aboard the Clotilda held a ceremony in Africa Town, Alabama, to mark the anniversary of…
/ July 11, 2022

South Africa police say 15 killed in bar shooting in Soweto

A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition,…
/ July 10, 2022
Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, theGrio.com

Ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who turned Angola into a huge oil producer and one of the poorest nations, has died

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — JosĂ© Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades as…
/ July 8, 2022
Slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise, theGrio.com

Haiti’s struggle worsened in year since slaying of president

Many have fled the nation in the past year, making potentially deadly voyages aboard rickety boats filled with hundreds of…
/ July 7, 2022

Flamethrower used to damage a Pan-African flag outside Uhuru Movement’s HQ in Florida, video shows

A person set fire Saturday to a Pan-African flag flying on a pole outside the headquarters of the Uhuru Movement.
/ July 3, 2022