As October leads the wondrous way to winter, check out these low-cost or free spooky but sweet festivities focusing on history tours, flea markets, fun voter registration drives, Halloween hayrides, and book-author events.
The month of October comes with celebrations for many communities in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
While films serve to entertain, they also help appreciate and tell tales of our practices and ways of life. However, we sometimes want to see movies explore unique African cultures and even recount some of their histories.
Think naming ceremonies are just for newborns? Think again! In Rwanda, gorillas get their naming ceremonies, just like humans. Kwita Izina, meaning “to give a name” in Kinyarwanda, has been part of Rwandan culture for centuries.
Mental health conditions have been a long-neglected aspect of the overall well-being of most African Americans due to the stigma often associated with it. Conversations around mental health struggles do not frequently happen as many erroneously consider such conversations as a sign of weakness.
In an increasingly interconnected world, the ties among Africa, the Caribbean, and the Diaspora are now more critical. Strengthening these connections offers significant growth opportunities for business, culture, and education.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides critical financial assistance to cover energy costs for heating or cooling and is a federal program designed to assist low-income households. The program helps ensure families do not go without heating in the winter or cooling in the summer due to financial hardship.
Enjoy the beginning of October, and check out these low-cost or free festivities focusing on career development, underground music, an abolitionist’s journey, and the music of Cuba.
Toxic masculinity, a harmful set of beliefs and behaviors that often dictate how men should act, can be a recipe for disaster, especially when it comes to mental health.
For the African girl child, digital learning offers a departure from early marriage, economic hardship, and gender limitations which had always been several of the many challenges they faced as a systemic barrier to their education.
