South African singer Tyla shined bright once again when she won awards at the 2024 BET Awards on June 30 held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. The 22-year-old artist claimed two significant awards: Best New Artist and Best International Act,…
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by Ìbùkúnolúwa DàdaIn the space of 12 hours between Saturday and Sunday, one stabbing and six shootings have left two men dead and six injured in Washington D.C. The first fatal shooting occurred Saturday afternoon on Providence Street NE, claiming the life…
By Ìbùkúnolúwa Dàda Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan has become the first African role-playing game on Xbox. The game is the flagship of Cameroon-based studio Kiro’o Games founded in 2003 by Madiba Olivier. The development of the game began in 2013 and…
From legacy admissions and gun laws to pollinator recognition, July brings a mix of practical and whimsical changes to DMV residents.…
On June 25, the D.C. Council granted final approval to the city’s fiscal 2025 budget, which includes a provision for funding a study on reparations for Black residents. This budget now awaits Mayor Muriel Bowser’s signature and must pass a Congressional review…
Following Gov. Glenn Youngkin 2022 executive order to ban “inherently divisive concepts,” the education board is in an ongoing process of making changes to an elective course on African American history in Virginia schools.…
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reported a shooting incident on the night of June 24 in Northwest D.C. that left two people injured. The victims, a man and a woman, arrived at a local hospital on their own around 11:25 p.m., prompting…
Peaceful protest devolved into chaos as Police crackdown leaves 5 dead, dozens injured, and 12 missing in Kenya…
Remembering Alhaji Alieu Dausy Wurie and Haja Isatu Wurie, who were pillars in their local African immigrant & Diaspora community.…
Young Kenyan Diaspora joins protest against Finance Bill with demonstrations in front of Kenyan embassy in Washington D.C.…
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