Black Immigrants in the Whitest State: Episode 8 of our Podcast Series, “A Better Life?”
Maine’s growing African population confronts COVID and racial bias.
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Jambalaya and Jollof Rice: 2 Dishes and the History of Forced African Migration
Reporter Kayla Stewart’s journey of discovery in Ghana and the U.S.
Diving Into Detroit’s African Food Scene
Despite being a majority black city, Detroit has a dearth of African cuisine. This immigrant-owned restaurant is part of a community determined to change that. On a slow Thursday afternoon at Brooklyn Street Local, owner Deveri Gifford gives Hamissi Mamba a…
Meet Four of Detroit’s Leading Immigrant Chefs
A photo essay.
The ‘Ilhan Omar Effect’: How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota
Omar is poised to be the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature in the U.S
Podcast: How African Immigrants are Reshaping the Bronx
The Bronx has more African immigrants than any of NYC’s boroughs.
Natural Hair Gaining Popularity Among African-American & Black Immigrant Women, Except at Work
Black women say they continue to struggle when it comes to having natural hairstyles accepted in the corporate workplace.
New York’s First African Restaurant Week Offers New Flavors and a Dash of Culture
A ‘Food, Wine, Music, Dance, Networking’ series is scheduled for October 13 – 20, and seeks to raise the profile of African cuisine and culture in the city.
The Picasso of Mauritania Takes a Turn in New York
Artist Djibril Ngawa Ba makes abstract paintings inspired by dreams of rural Mauritania.
Podcast: How To Wear Your Hair? A Potent Question For African & Caribbean Immigrant Women
Beauty, self-confidence and “fitting in” to American culture are factors for black women immigrants when they choose their hair style.