Category: Diaspora News
MoCo’s newest state park preserves Black history, family’s legacy
Brookeville is now home to Maryland’s newest state park — 1,000 acres dedicated to telling the story of emancipation through the lens of a Black…
SIU’s Archaeology Field School seeks insight into one of Illinois’ earliest Black communities
Brendan Jennings (left) and Matthew Greer, an assistant professor in SIU Carbondale’s anthropology program (top photo) are with sandstone foundation stones on Jenning’s property in…
Historic Black Wilmington church devastated by fire
Why Should Delaware Care? The Mother African Union Church is one of the oldest Black-founded congregations in Delaware and served as a refuge for generations…
True North review – students take stand against racism in highly charged account of protest in 60s Canada | Movies
If someone mentions race riots and student protests in the 1960s and 70s, chances are that would mean, to most people, civil rights protests in…
Ebola outbreak triggers U.S. ban on travelers from three African nations
May 18, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm U.S. bans travel from three African countries as Ebola outbreak spreads At least six…
Former chair of Durham PAC charged with embezzling more than $74,000 from committee :: WRAL.com
WRAL News has learned the former member of a Durham Political Action Committee (PAC) has been charged with embezzlement. According to court documents, Cassandra Shana…
See California's oldest ongoing Black community Lincoln Heights
Learn about California's oldest ongoing Black community Lincoln Heights in far Northern California. Jessica Skropanic. More Videos. Source link
Mental health fair in Champaign County focuses on stigma | Local News
CHAMPAIGN, Il. (WICS/WRSP)— Mental health continues to be a growing concern across the country, and in Black communities, conversations surrounding mental wellness are still often…
Christian nationalism hates Black & LGBTQ+ people. The Yoruba religion provides some liberation.
Roughly one-third of Americans now qualify as Christian nationalism “Adherents” or “Sympathizers” (including 67% of white evangelical Protestants). For many Black queer people, that atmosphere…
Wilmington clergy rally after Mother African Union Church fire
Updated May 18, 2026, 6:44 p.m. ET A massive fire gutted the historic Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, one of the city’s oldest Black…
