Today, Aver stands tall as an advocate, an entrepreneur, and a community leader. She believes disability did not choose wrongly when it chose her. Instead, it shaped her into someone strong enough to turn pain into purpose.
Philadelphia advocate Diona Nicole Murray transforms personal struggle into a powerful platform for Black women navigating reproductive health challenges and infertility.
When families struggle, communities feel the strain. Children forced to move due to housing instability may leave behind classrooms where teachers knew their learning styles. Parents juggling multiple jobs may have less time to engage in community events.
We’ll look at mesh networks, real-world projects that are altering people’s lives in Ghana, and the benefits, problems, and future of this grassroots approach to connectivity. These networks stand for a new method for Ghanaians residing in Philadelphia and other diaspora groups to take charge of their digital destiny.
She is Black, bold, and beautiful, standing 12 feet tall with hands on her hips and an unapologetic gaze. A bronze statue of a plus-size Black woman in everyday clothes and braided hair in the heart of Times Square has been generating a lot of controversy across social media and newsrooms.
From mural tours to writing summits, here are a few free or low-cost entertaining activities that will ease the changing seasons. Heat the cocoa.
With various educational support initiatives like grants, scholarships, alternative financial aid, student loans among many others, young Black teens from the ages of 15 – 17 years are gaining access to universities and enrolling for programs across various fields of study.
When a Nigerian packs their bags to japa (a Nigerian slang for relocating), they already have this dream of reaching the promised land, flowing with better opportunities, stable electricity, good jobs, and the chance to finally make enough money to be able to afford their wants and needs.
Gregg has built her career around one guiding principle: journalism should lift voices, challenge narratives, and help communities find solutions.
The Akwaba African Diaspora Festival brings its transformative mission to the United States from September 15-19, 2025, marking a pivotal moment for Black communities to strengthen cultural and economic ties between the continent and America.
