October’s Bursting With Events
October is all about sweater weather, hot cocoa, pumpkins, spice, scary costumes, and autumn leaves. But it is also the season of events. From Black comic book heroes to an art exhibit exploring the Caribbean islands, get out and explore these low-cost or free community events.
How Black Philadelphians Protect Land and Wealth in 2026
Pastor Darien Thomas remembers dinnertime in Eastwick as a walk to the backyard. Onions, tomatoes, cucumbers: you pulled what the meal needed and carried it in. “We grew our own food,” he told the Inquirer in 2023, as co-founder of the group behind a Black farmers market in Southwest Philadelphia.
Black Women and Mental Health
The most revealing sentence on the Loveland Foundation’s therapy page is not about healing. It is the instruction for when the signup form is closed: add your email to a waitlist. The fund pays for therapy for Black women and nonbinary people across the United States. Its form opens quarterly, and applicants can expect a follow-up email within four to six weeks of signing up.
7 Black Celebrity Breast Cancer Survivors Who Inspire Us
Over the years, several Black celebrities and public figures have stared cancer in the face, overcome the odds, and emerged victorious in their battle. These seven Black celebrities have opened up about their breast cancer journeys. Their stories are different, but they share one important message: cancer is not always a death sentence.
Sittin’ Pretty In October
Here are some low-cost or free events to help you “live with gusto.”
A Love Story Told Through Food
I was born and raised in Philadelphia, so American food and the food I grew up eating are naturally a part of who I am. My husband, on the other hand, is Ghanaian, and through our relationship and marriage, Ghanaian food and culture have become an important part of my life too. Somewhere between the two, our family has created a food culture of our own.
Africa’s Teacher Shortage and the Crisis Facing the Next Generation
Across the world, the number of children assigned to each teacher varies sharply by region, but nowhere is the gap more striking than in Africa.
“The biggest shock for me has been the cost of living in Canada”
Every Nigerian who has ever “japa-ed” knows the drill. You pick your dream country, you apply, you pray about it, you tell your family, friends, and your church small group to keep it in their prayers too, and then you wait for that one email that decides the next few years of your life.
African Universities Are No Longer the Fallback
On September 30, Times Higher Education published its 2027 World University Rankings in the middle of a global summit hosted at the University of Cape Town, the first of its kind held in Africa, according to UCT.
Green, White and Proud as Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day Comes Alive in Philadelphia
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, under a clear, light-blue sky, a large crowd gathered outside Philadelphia’s City Hall for an occasion that means a great deal to Nigerians far from home. As the clock moved toward noon, the green and white of the Nigerian flag rose once again.