San Basilio de Palenque: A Little Africa in South America.
The young Palenquero tossed his blue afro pick into the middle of the muddy arroyo and disappeared under the water to retrieve it. He surfac…
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Mandela Fellow: Anike Lawal
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) which bro…
The Beech Scholarship Fund
The Beech Scholarship Fund is positively impacting the lives of young people who are furthering their education.The fund recently provided m…
Connecting Ghana and Jamaica
You are from Ghana? Our people came from there,” the old man said to me. I sat down on the ground next to him and a group of young men sitti…
Lt. Governor Oliver
First African America female Lt. Gov. of New Jersey!My experience at Lincoln University was wonderful, indescribable, memorable, and life al…
Congresswoman Adams
By Ayana JonesU.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams is passionate about advocating for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). When she spok…
Senator Hughes
By Staff WriterState Sen. Vincent J. Hughes has been a champion for Pennsylvania’s two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). …
Lincoln University
By Ayana JonesNestled on 422 acres and surrounded by lush farmland near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, is Linc…
The Business of Art
By Lydia HenryPhiladelphia is a hub for entertainment, film, theater, culture and museums, art galleries, fairs and festivals, collectors, a…
Black Women Unleashed – Leading the Pack: Business Launch and Ownership
Women own 30% of all business
in the U.S., 14% of which are
owned by African Americanwomen, according to the Center for
American Progress. A…