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Jada Pinkett Smith is working on a docuseries that will celebrate the legacies of African queens.

A heated debate on cultural appropriation takes over Twitter.

Could Wakanda happen IRL?

Royalty, royalty, royalty.

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After a few jokes about leaving the country, realizing the reality of Donald Trump's presidential bid, the Whoopi Goldberg took things to the next level by removing hyphens from her ethnic identity, implying that her family is rooted in America, not anywhere else.

The body of an Egyptian woman, who died more than 3,000 years ago, was discovered recently. On her head were about 70 or so hair extensions. Egyptologist were surprised that the style was intact and fascinated by the “very complex coiffure.” MSNBC’s theGrio reports: Jolanda Bos from the Armana Project, in an article from the Journal of […]

Last week, President Obama addressed a crowd of 500 young sub-Saharan Africans, fellows of his administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative. In a speech that lasted over 20 minutes, Obama told the fellows that the world needs a “prosperous and self-reliant” Africa but also that he believes in them and that they have the full support of […]

Typically known as the mostly-white, suburban borough of New York City, Staten Island is undergoing an influx of African residents who say they  prefer the affordable rents and the island’s quiet atmosphere to the traffic-filled, concrete jungle of Manhattan. As their numbers grow on the island, organized soccer is one of the activities that is helping […]