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Afrochella Co-Founder Abdul Karim Abdulla Talks The Future of Live Events Amid COVID-19

Dana GivensDecember 30, 2020January 4, 2021

by Dana GivensDecember 30, 2020January 4, 20211796

Afrochella co-founder Abdul Karim Abdulla talks about the future of live events and continuing the party with their first socially-distanced block party after canceling their...

Education

Michael Blackson Is Building A School In His Hometown In Ghana

Dana GivensOctober 13, 2020October 16, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 13, 2020October 16, 20202532

The comedian announced plans to open a school in the Ghanian village where he grew up to help the children in the local community....

Entrepreneurship Sisters Inc

How Coronavirus Is Disrupting the Supply Chain of This Black-Owned Business

Alisa GumbsApril 1, 2020April 1, 2020

by Alisa GumbsApril 1, 2020April 1, 20203109

Tomara Watkins, founder of Loza Tam, which makes satin-lined head wraps, shares how the coronavirus pandemic is upending her global supply chain...

Entrepreneurship

Beyond The Return: 28-Year-Old African American Relocates To Ghana, Starts Food Truck Business

moguldomMarch 23, 2020March 27, 2020

by moguldomMarch 23, 2020March 27, 20202927

When I lived in Africa for nearly a decade, the question I most got from locals was: why would an American move to Africa? Many...

Lifestyle

Steve Harvey Obtains Licensing Rights to Bring “Family Feud” to Ghana and South Africa

Roland MichelMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

by Roland MichelMarch 5, 2020March 5, 20204058

Comedian and TV personality Steve Harvey is bringing the iconic game show Family Feud to the continent of Africa....

Education

Ghanaian Teacher Teaches Microsoft Word to Students Using a Blackboard

Marie CyprienFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 2020

by Marie CyprienFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 20201588

Richard Appiah Akoto, a teacher from Ghana, has gone viral for instructing his students on how to use Microsoft Word--without a computer....

Career Leadership

That’s ‘Queen Boz’: Bozoma Saint John Honored in her Homeland

Samara LynnJanuary 7, 2019

by Samara LynnJanuary 7, 20191617

Marketing wunderkind Bozoma Saint John shared a series of social media posts showing her being honored in her homeland of Ghana during the Full Circle...

Technology

Ghana Tech Summit Announces Speakers From IBM, Uber, and Google

Sequoia BlodgettApril 23, 2018April 23, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettApril 23, 2018April 23, 2018851

Ghana Tech Summit is apart of an initiative to bring global leaders to Ghana, to initiate partnerships, and accelerate Ghana as an innovative tech hub...

Education

Morgan State University Joins Global Partnership

Robin White GoodeAugust 19, 2017September 23, 2017

by Robin White GoodeAugust 19, 2017September 23, 2017265

Morgan State University recently announced that it’s been designated “an official institutional global research partner for civic engagement, innovation, and sustainable development in Africa and...

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I Found Racism In A Country Thatâ€™s 98% Black

Black EnterpriseFebruary 5, 2017September 23, 2017

by Black EnterpriseFebruary 5, 2017September 23, 2017233

During our program in Ghana, I watched as he came face to face with a White University of Vermont student who refused to stop using...