Placing queerness at the heart of the Irish emigrant experience – The Irish Times
admin | June 16, 2021
In my age group people went abroad or to Dublin to come out. Most people went to London
African HE after COVID: The bane and the boon – University World News
admin | June 16, 2021
AFRICA This article briefly notes some of the challenges and opportunities wrought by this pandemic on higher education in Africa. The pandemic has spared virtually no institution in the world. However, the impact on low-income countries as in most countries in Africa, where precarious institutions are prevalent has been rather severe.
Green Ghana: African Diaspora in Ghana to join Beyond the Return to plant trees – MyJoyOnline.com – Myjoyonline
admin | June 16, 2021
The Beyond the Return programme will partner with the local diaspora community to plant trees in support of the Green Ghana project. The initiative, championed by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission, would see five million trees planted across Ghana. The project is to help protect watersheds, reduce erosion and moderate the climate, and serve as habitat and provide food for many birds and other wildlife.
National Museum of African American History and Culture Observes Juneteenth With All-Day Virtual Programming – redlakenationnews.com
admin | June 16, 2021
The Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is hosting a day of events exploring African American cultural traditions to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday marking the dayJune 19, 1865that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and freed enslaved African Americans there some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday is part of a tradition of festivals commemorating the end of slavery, African American contributions to American life and freedom itself. The museums virtual programming and new educational resources can be found on its Juneteenth webpage.
For the diaspora, ties that bind and divide – Hindustan Times
admin | June 9, 2021
One of the most heartening aspects of Indias heartbreaking struggle with the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the outpouring of support from the Indian diaspora. In the United Kingdom (UK), an independent Gofundme campaign organised by British Indians exceeded its initial goal of raising 160,000 to purchase 200 oxygen concentrators in just one day. The India Philanthropy Alliance comprising 14 diaspora groups in the United States (US) working toward humanitarian and development goals in India has raised millions of dollars in Covid relief.
Queen Mother of African Diaspora in America to Biden: Cut the Check – The Black Wall Street Times
admin | June 9, 2021
From Ashley Jones for The Black Wall Street Times Queen Mother Dr.
Great Britain’s First Black Studies Professor Wants To Unite The Diaspora – Seattle Medium
admin | June 9, 2021
Kehinde Andrews, Great Britains first professor of Black Studies, wants the African diaspora to unite. His new book is The New Age of Empire: The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World.
Abuser Arrested + Pitcher Returns + Art Of The Hawaiian Diaspora – Patch.com
admin | June 9, 2021
Welcome to Wednesday's edition of the Beaverton Patch Daily Digest. The highlights of this edition include a local man arrested for sex abuse, a minor league pitcher returning home to Ron Tonkin Field and a chance to experience the art of the Hawaiian diaspora. You can expect a high of 65 with partly cloudy skies for Wednesday
Exhibition: The African Diaspora in England – The Voice Online
admin | June 9, 2021
NEW PORTRAITS depicting six historic figures from the African diaspora with links to English Heritage properties will be unveiled today at six sites for a new nationwide exhibition. Painting our Past: The African Diaspora in England will portray people connected with English Heritage sites and whose stories many of which are not widely known the charity wants to bring to life and share with its visitors. From Roman Britain to the 20th century, the lives of these different individuals span the centuries and their portraits will shed new light on the long history of African people in England.
There is a Particular Way Young People from the Caribbean Diaspora Speak to Their Parents and Interact with Family: Mandy Marcus on Her Student Short…
admin | June 9, 2021
A Brooklyn teen and her Guyanaese cousin, who has traveled to New York for an uncles funeral, spend a day together before the wake, an afternoon that arcs from a gentle hang to a more complex articulation of vulnerability and friendship. Mandy Marcuss incredibly assured and beautifully directed short, Cousins, is confident in its clear-eyed realism. It allows its story to unfold as we observe the girls subtly redefine their relationship, with moods and textures shifting as the day moves from afternoon to night and the excellent soundtrack pulses with cues from Sudan Archives and Carlton and the Shoes, among others
