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Growing Up With Jean-Michel Basquiat: His Sisters

Through the stories and words of his sisters Lisane Basquiat & Jeanine Heriveaux, along with supporting archival imagery and some never-before-seen works of art, VICE gets a unique look into the life and...

Blafrokan Curated

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Keep That Same Empathy

Dear Kevin Samuels Fans, Supporters, & Disciples: Keep that Same Empathy. All y’all who don’t know Kevin Samuels personally but feel sad about his untimely passing: you are being Empathetic...

Diallo Kenyatta

2 min read

40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River and Now it’s Drying Up

The first-ever official shortage on the Colorado River is expected to be announced on Monday, Aug. 16. A shortage will mean mandatory cutbacks to some users in the Southwest and offers a stark warning of...

Blafrokan Curated

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Books Interviews

Even if you’re not ready for the day, it cannot always be night.

“I—who have ‘gone the gamut’ from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a surprised queenhood in the new Black sun—am qualified to enter at least the kindergarten of...

BLAFROKAN

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Spirituality

IFA or Ifa? Is There a Difference?

Baba Ifalade

North America Wellness

The MindFK: Expected to “Persevere” in a Lifelong Abusive Relationship With Systemic Racism-Sexism

The “poise” & “grace” of Black women like the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson who are expected to “persevere”. Can we talk about this for a moment from a compassionate and mental health point...

Dr. A. Breeze Harper

Restore Your African Walk and Posture for Wellbeing

Akachi Azubike

2 months ago

Wellness

Sexual Intimacy and Pleasure. What Women Want Men to Know.

This is a very sensitive topic and I’m sharing it in hopes that the sexual conversations will become easier for us as a Black Collective without shame nor guilt. These are things that women want men to know but...

Kyra Barr

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Documentaries Lifestyle Money North America

America’s Black Upper Class – Rich, Successful and Empowered

In the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a combination of...

Blafrokan Curated

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Africa Interviews

May Day in Maiduguri. How We Can Help…

According to the Vanguard Newspaper in Nigeria, Internally displaced person camps in Borno State, Nigeria, are centers accommodating Nigerians who had been forced to flee their homes but remain within the...

Dr. Uwa Onyioha Osimiri

Interviews

2 Minutes 28 Seconds, Inspired by dr. YABA BLAY

Dear SiStar Yaba Blay, Inhale, exhale. That felt good; I needed that! We all did! Thank you for being authentic, demonstrating African integrity and Black self respect for the audience and those within your sphere...

Akachi Azubike

Africa Money

Return Nana Yaa Asantewaa to Ghanian Currency. African Nations Honor Our Heroines.

Akachi Azubike

Spirituality

The Bible

The topic of the Bible came up in our Yoga class today. I feel that every individual is entitled to believe whatever they choose but a belief or faith does not equal fact, reality or anything that has actually...

Yirser Ra Hotep Lawrence