Category: Diaspora News
Taking on the often-taboo topic of mental health and Black men
Mental health awareness in the Black community is something that is not often discussed, and it can be even more taboo when it comes to…
Gallery: Southside Community Center’s Juneteenth celebration honors history, community and Black joy
ITHACA, N.Y. — Each year a celebration of Black joy and history has taken place on the streets of Ithaca’s southside neighborhood. The Southside Community…
Andrew Dosunmu’s ‘The African Game’ comes to Atlanta’s ADAMA – WABE
There is a photograph in Andrew Dosunmu’s exhibition ‘The African Game’ that stops people cold. A shirtless man runs through a muddy lot, his back…
Derrick Adams celebrates the joy of the Black American experience through art
SUMMARY As the rainbow array outside Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art suggests, artist Derrick Adams is accentuating the positive. He celebrates contemporary Black life and…
“Better Than Christmas”: Inside Kansas City’s Abolitionist Juneteenth Cookout
Black youth smile in joy while watching the basketball tournament | Photo by HeavyZay “This is the best day ever, this is better than Christmas!”…
6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Irmo honored Black culture, provided community resources
The African American Historical Society of Irmo (AAHSI) hosted its 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Moore Park on June 19. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865,…
Williamsburg ceremony commemorates start of African American Heritage Trail construction
Williamsburg moved the groundbreaking for its African American Heritage Trail indoors to the police headquarters near the planned trailhead on a rainy Juneteenth morning. While…
Trump DHS Guts Civil Rights Protections. Black Communities Face Billions In Lost Safeguards
Trump’s DHS has finalized a rule that narrows how discrimination can be penalized in federal grants, shifting the standard from harmful impact to proof of…
HAAM Music Monday powered by FVF Law! Austin’s KAZI FM celebrates Black Music Month
As Black Music Month comes to a close, Austin’s longest-running Black community radio station, KAZI FM 88.7, is reflecting on more than four decades of…
Lexington joins other Kentucky communities in acknowledging painful history of racial violence • Kentucky Lantern
One of Lexington’s biggest Juneteenth events now takes place at Gatton Park; on Saturday, Soulfest filled the amphitheater with the smells of BBQ while music…
