The summer of 2025 arrives amid a swell of momentum for Black filmmakers. The summer festival circuit has already spotlighted groundbreaking voices from Zambian auteur Rungano Nyoni to Nigerian epic ...

They Are the Moment The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States brings together the biggest clubs from around the world. Beyond the bright lights and packed stadiums, something powerful is ...

African cinema has traversed a remarkable arc. It evolved from British colonial messaging to globally celebrated art, thanks in large part to pioneers like Senegal’s Ousmane Sembène, whose journeys ...

African Drummer against a backdrop of a Philadelphia Skyline. Generated image using ChatGPT. When the Drum Speaks As a child in Indianapolis, I learned early that music is memory. My father and I ...

In the late 1990s, I moved to Philadelphia to attend the University of the Arts for dance. Here, I encountered a living tradition of Black resistance and communal pride built upon a complex history of ...

Starting a Food Truck Business As its customary for many startups, owning and operating a food truck business is not something that occurs at the drop of a hat. Passion it’s not enough reason to start ...

Viola Davis has yet again broken another barrier. In June 2025, she was named among the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame class, joining luminaries like Conan O’Brien and Ryan Murphy to be formally ...

Cherashore Playground 8 th St. & Olney Ave. is a hotspot this time of year for the younger crowd. A neighborhood pool party is scheduled during the Wawa Welcome America festival at 4 p.m. EST, Monday, ...

What Soft Life Means to Blacks As explored by Ms. Magazine and Forbes, for Black people, embracing a “soft life” means: Rejecting hustle culture: Hustle culture is out; soft life is in, as Black men ...

There is a cadre of African and African-descended artists in contemporary art who assert the profound depth of Black identity. Through their inventive mediums and captivating themes, these visionaries ...

Why This Summit Matters On June 13, 2025, Philadelphia’s journalism and civic leadership gathered at the Science History Institute for the fourth annual Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit, ...

Accra, Ghana Since the “ Year of Return ” in 2019, Ghana has been leading the charge in welcoming the African diaspora back home. Its capital, Accra, attracts visitors with its compelling mix of ...