Minority-owned hemp-based company invested in agriculture and sustainability
Chyncia Rodgers and her husband Micholas Rodgers started a hemp business called HIE, which stands for Hemp In Everything. By Shayler Richmond “This is a life-changing holistic way of treating yourself to something…
Bold Culture is showing modern professionals how to better utilize and support diversity
Ahmad Barber and Darren Martin Jr. founded Bold Culture, a communication firm that focuses on providing diversity and representation within advertising spaces and throughout the workforce. By Antonio Cooper Bold Culture is a…
Peace4Poverty is working to heal poverty from within
Peace4Poverty is a nonprofit Black-owned company based in North Carolina working to educate and uplift underserved communities through career training in various business avenues to stimulate successful entrepreneurship. By Shayler Richmond Joshua Proby…
Insurgency in Mozambique is further separating its people from resources and security
Government forces in Mozambique are fighting to regain control of the Cabo Delgado Province, soldiers are continuing to push back against fighters linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). By…
Africa is now the world’s largest free trade area
The historic African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is a flagship project of the African Union’s agenda. An ambitious treaty, the AfCFTA establishes a unified continental market including the free movement of people, goods, and…
The world is watching Israel kill Palestinians in Gaza
As days go by in Gaza, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, life has become unbearable as indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes continue to hit this blockaded territory; more than 200 Palestinians…
Fentanyl’s deadly contribution to America’s criminalized drug culture
There is a silent drug crisis in America, which escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic as illegal production of the synthetic opioid called fentanyl caused a spike in overdose deaths throughout the country. By Antonio…
Defunding the police means reallocating funds
By Antonio Cooper The proper way to defund the police is through reallocating and redirecting funding away from the police department to other local taxpayer-funded Government agencies. “Defund the police” is both a…
America's crisis management has excluded systemic oppression
By Shayler Richmond Following the police killing of over 100 Black people in the first four months of his presidency, and the American COVID-19 death toll reaching almost 600,000 people, President Joe Biden addressed…
