THE BUSINESS DRUM – The Marketing Series: Part 2 Master the Art of Networking
By Lydia HenryNetworking is a priceless ingredient that adds sustainability and growth to your business. Networking is a method of expanding…
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By Lydia HenryMarketing is the study and management of exchanging relationships. The key word is relationships. According to the American Ma…
Food Made with Love and Soul
By Lyn SheppardWillie Lockhart, owner and operator of Chef Uncle Willie II’s Restaurant in Darby, PA, never goes wrong with his two most pre…
#WomanCrushWednesday: Kechi Okwuchi
Have you heard about the courageous woman, Kechi Okwuchi? She is a Nigerian native who was one of two survivors of the 2005 Sosoliso Airline…
Odunde Festival Recap 2017
The annual Odunde Street Festival brought a genuine taste of Africa to South Street, one of Philadelphia’s oldest, historically African-Amer…
Graduation is Not the End ̶ It is the Beginning
Your high school or college graduation is not the end ̶ it is the beginning of a career that will likely last at least several decades. It i…
African Books To Read This Summer
FunTimes Writer, Khadijah Ndiaye, suggests some greatAfrican books to read this summer.
Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo an African Book
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BLACK HISTORY Month: A Reason to Celebrate our Future
Dr. Stephen JonesHundreds of years have passed since Africans landed in America. One month is not sufficient to celebrate all the Black Hist…
Lynching Memorial and Museum to Rise in Montgomery
It is no secret the American past is riddled with ugly xenophobic acts. Lately there has been a serious influx in recognizing the crimes of …
Connecting Each Other Through Connecting Our Motherland
I was recently in the presence of Dr. Maulana Karenga, an erudite scholar and educator who created Kwanzaa. A VIP reception was held as part…