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Celebrating Grenada Independence Day

FunTimes WriterFebruary 7, 2021December 9, 202404 mins

Happy Independence Day, Grenada! Today in 1974, this beautiful country gained its independence from the British. Let’s take a journey inside this Caribbean country’s multicultural past and present.

Immigrants on the Front Line: Maxine Anderson Uses Intellect to Succeed During COVID-19

FunTimes WriterFebruary 3, 2021December 9, 2024011 mins

Maxine Anderson, a Jamaican immigrant living in Philadelphia, uses her intellect to navigate the compounding pandemics of racism, cultural discrimination and COVID-19, and illustrates potential benefits that the tragedy of COVID has brought.

The Diaspora Disconnect II Event Recap

FunTimes WriterFebruary 3, 2021December 9, 202404 mins

On Friday, January 22nd, 2021, in tandem with Solutions Journalism Network, FunTimes Magazine hosted the virtual FunTimes Friday event ‘The Diaspora Disconnect II’.

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021

FunTimes WriterJanuary 25, 2021December 9, 202403 mins

We at FunTimes Magazine asked our users and viewers to send us their comments on the year 2020 and what they wish to achieve in 2021. Here are some of their responses:

#DanceoftheDiaspora Event Recap

FunTimes WriterJanuary 20, 2021December 22, 202407 mins

On Friday, January 6, at 6 p.m EST, dancers with cultural backgrounds from around the globe met with the FunTimes community on Zoom.

Calling Under 30 Nominations

FunTimes WriterJanuary 20, 2021December 9, 202402 mins

Do you know an exceptional Black millennial? FunTimes magazine would like to feature them in our annual Under 30 FunTimes Recognition Awards on February 19th!

HEAR OUR CRY. CASTRATE AND KILL OUR RAPISTS.

Belinda NzeribeJanuary 16, 2021December 28, 2024013 mins

An anti-rape movement propels Nigerian state to institute harsher punishments for sex offenders.

Bouakary Coulibaly Lived to Tell the Tale: An African Immigrant Taxi Driver’s Testimonial During COVID-19

FunTimes WriterJanuary 13, 2021December 9, 202407 mins

His testimony of struggle illustrates the urgent need to take preventive measures and highlights the necessity for more government aid and COVID relief.