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Black immigrant communities debate the complex legacy of Colin Powell with compliments and criticism
Colin Powell was the highest ranking Black and Caribbean-American politician in DC for many years. …
DeArbea Walker
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Why are gang leaders in Haiti calling for an uprising? How their political influence puts the country's future at risk
Gang leaders are calling for an uprising in Haiti. But activists say it's no surprise they'd exploi…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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The pandemic hit Caribbean American communities hard. How the diaspora is rallying around covid recovery
Caribbean American communities faced cultural and economic setbacks after the pandemic hit. Artists…
Keishel Williams
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'High on the Hog' explores the journey of American cuisine from Africa. How the Netflix docuseries inspired Black chefs to highlight the diaspora's culinary connections
Culinary documentaries including Netflix's "High on the Hog" has Black chefs serving cuisines that …
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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The US owes a debt to Haiti. Why experts say of their shared history led to a migrant crisis on the border
The Biden administration faces backlash for deporting Haitian migrants. Experts say foreign interfe…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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Black tourism took a hit from the pandemic. Travelers are looking to the diaspora as they venture back abroad
While a spike in Black tourism was stunted by the pandemic in 2020, the year's racial unrest influe…
Lyndsay Levingston
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This Lunar New Year, I'm choosing to celebrate my heritage more than ever - because the US never will
This Lunar New Year, amid a recent wave of anti-Asian violence, it's more important than ever to ta…
Samantha Lee
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For some children of immigrants, 'African American' doesn't fit their unique, Black experiences in the US
Some children of African and Caribbean immigrants refuse to assimilate or accept labels like 'Afric…
Keishel Williams
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The American Red Cross' 2010 performance in Haiti has become the focus of critics who are urging people not to donate to the organization
In 2010, the American Red Cross raised nearly a half-billion dollars in donations for Haiti relief …
Morgan Keith
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The 500-year history of how sorrel migrated from West Africa to become the original 'Red Drink'
Sorrel migrated abroad during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The hibiscus drink is a way for the A…
Yoonji Han
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Tracing the 50-year evolution of hip-hop, from South Bronx block parties to the Black Power movement and MTV
The genre evolved from a 1973 block party to becoming the soundtrack for the Black Power movement a…
Yoonji Han
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Inside the electrifying world of Basement Bhangra, the legendary New York City dance scene
Shuttered in 2017, the party was an inclusive space for South Asians in New York for 20 years. Its …
Anjana Pawa,Yoonji Han
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In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic. President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the entire colored population of the United States' would move to the island.
Concerned about the future of newly emancipated Black Americans, President Grant saw the Dominican …
DeArbea Walker
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George Washington University investigating professor for a post saying she lied about being Black her entire career and is actually white
After the article published, other scholars accused Krug, a professor of African American history, …
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Rocking braids or cornrows can be taboo for Black women. Stylists are fighting stigmas one style at a time
A majority of Black women reported still facing pressure to straighten their hair. Stylists fight …
Dana Givens
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British actor Daniel Kaluuya reacts after receiving backlash for playing US activist Fred Hampton in 'Judas and the Black Messiah': 'It's not about me'
The actor went to Chicago before shooting began and got the blessing to play the role from Hampton'…
Jason Guerrasio
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Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
The US may be the only nation where dogs are set on men inside their cells. The attacks have left m…
Hannah Beckler
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People in Puerto Rico describe devastation after 6 days without basic resources: 'People on the outside know more than we do'
The storm wiped out what remained of Puerto Rico's already vulnerable and storm-ravaged electric gr…
Erin Brodwin
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The most damning bribery allegations from the bombshell case against FIFA
Today, the Swiss Office of the Attorney General announced that it has opened criminal proceedings a…