admin | June 29, 2021
a plate of freshly harvested sweet potatoes Welcome to Flavor & Soul: A Brief History of African American Food. Well be taking a closer look at one dish each week and tracing its roots within the African American cooking tradition. Sweet potatoes are a revered staple for most important meals in African American life.
admin | June 29, 2021
You know you have made it to a pivotal point in the year when everyone is talking about fireworks, festivals and sneaking out of work a bit earlier than usual. Don your best red, white, and blue attire and fill your calendar with some cant-miss arts, entertainment and culture this week
admin | June 29, 2021
Covid-19 Medics In Gulu Regional Referral Hospital at work. Photo by Joseph OmagorChina should not to cross the red line on Cyber Security.Russia and China are trying to drive a wedge between Western allies.The year 2020 will be a year of humility and everybody should humble themselves and bow down on their knees and pray to God for forgiveness.It is what comes out of a person that makes him unclean. For from the inside, from a persons heart, comes the evil ideas which lead him to do immoral things, to rob, kill, commit adultery, be greedy, an do all sorts of evil things, deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly- all these evil things come from inside a person and make him unclean (Verses 20-23)
admin | June 29, 2021
Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Wamkele Mene has said the diaspora has a lot of potentials that could be tapped into developing Africa He said the Ghana Beyond Aid initiative is a step in the right direction, and the diaspora has played a significant role in governments developmental effort He also said the AfCFTA agreement paves way for the diaspora to invest and rope in revenue to develop their country The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene has stated that, the diaspora has positive development potential which when well harnessed, will help mitigate the development challenges of Africa and Ghana, as a whole. He said there is still potential to enhance engagements not just in dealing with the challenges of COVID-19 but also in the pursuit of national economic development and the AUs Agenda 2063, The Africa We Want, as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He also said the Ghana Beyond Aid initiative is a step in the right direction, and the diaspora has played a significant role in governments developmental effort.
admin | June 18, 2021
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Government is implementing a zero tolerance policy in treating with confirmed cases of child abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice. We are implementing a zero tolerance policy where, if somebody reports child abuse and we investigate and there are charges laid, then the police, the Government and the legal system are going to work hard to ensure that those who are abusing children are held to account, he said.
admin | June 16, 2021
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Supports Young Learners in the Greek Diaspora With StaEllinikas New Mythology Course The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Americawill offer new Greek mythology courses to students in the United States thanks to Staellinika, an initiative of the General Secretariate for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad (GSPDGA) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre For Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU) . The project was developed with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation(SNF).
admin | June 16, 2021
Indian diaspora in US divided over discrimination Survey finds varied experiences of Indian-American community The Gurdwara Sahib in San Jose is the biggest gurdwara in North America (Photo: Sarbjit Bahga) One in two Indian-Americans reported being discriminated against in the United States this past year, especially on the basis of skin colour, says a survey, Social Realities of Indian Americans: Results from the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey Indian American Attitudes Survey (IAAS). The report was based on the answers of 1,200 Indian Americans (including citizens, Green card holders and NRIs) and gathered responses over 12 months, roughly around the last year of Donald Trumps presidency, and in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Mehak Kaur, a 27-year-old PhD student from California, says that although she has not personally faced any serious instances of racism, her father and grandfather, who practice Sikh customs, have experienced racial prejudice in the past
admin | June 16, 2021
Jamaicans at home and abroad are being encouraged to attend the upcoming virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The two-day symposium, which will take place on June 16 and 17, is being held under the theme, Jamaica and the Diaspora Stronger Together for a Sustainable Future.
admin | June 16, 2021
Atlanta, USA and Cape Town, South Africa Black Women Disrupt the Web (BWDW) and kweliTV, the on-demand and live video streaming network, have partnered for the July showcase of the BWDW web series competition.
admin | June 16, 2021
Last year, Madisons Mustapha Drammeh and friends set out on a campaign to feed over 300 families in three regions in The Gambia in just under just 90 days during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, they have started a campaign and a GoFundMe to revitalize the urban infrastructure and to transform Brikama Nema into a model city for development in the West Coast region of the Gambia by 2025
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