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Black in Style: Samara Joy sings in the holidays in style

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Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence

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In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred

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Africa’s fashion industry is growing to meet global demands but needs more investment, UNESCO says

Experts say the earnings from the fashion industry in Africa could triple over a decade with the right investment and…
/ October 27, 2023

‘Shocking’ report says anti-Black racism on the rise in European Union

Nearly half of all Europeans of African descent have suffered anti-Black racism in their daily lives there, a E.U. rights…
/ October 26, 2023

Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda’s leader wants a ban

In Uganda, the president’s order has spread panic among traders, for whom such a ban, if implemented, spells disaster.
/ October 22, 2023

New Netflix thriller tackling theme of justice in Nigeria is a global hit and a boon for Nollywood

“The Black Book,” a hit for Nollywood, has taken the streaming world by storm, spending three weeks among Netflix's top…
/ October 22, 2023

Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa

The Netherlands king and queen were confronted as they visited a museum connecting their country’s involvement in slavery in South…
/ October 22, 2023

Refugee children’s education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding

UNHCR said it cut funds to food, education, shelter and health care as hopes to meet the $90.5 million in…
/ October 22, 2023

A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years

Joseph Badio, who once worked for Haiti’s Ministry of Justice and at its anti-corruption unit, was fired for alleged ethics…
/ October 20, 2023
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From itchy palms to not cutting a baby’s hair, here are 13 popular Black superstitions

As spooky season unofficially kicks off on Friday, October 13, theGrio revisits common superstitions in the Black diaspora.
/ October 13, 2023

Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years

For preventing local or global diseases in Africa, Bill Gates said Sunday after visiting a facility, "mRNA looks like a…
/ October 9, 2023

Nigeria’s president faces new challenge to election victory as opposition claims he forged diploma

The challenge is being closely watched by Nigerians after an election that saw President Bola Tinubu win with less than…
/ October 6, 2023

Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home

Ethiopian coffee has made inroads in cities around the world, including in London where tea, its counterpart, has been a…
/ October 1, 2023

France will stop its occupation in Niger after coup

Niger's junta said in response to President Macron that the announcement signals a “new step towards the sovereignty" of the…
/ September 25, 2023