The goals are to improve access and equity, as well as to reduce poverty. Philadelphia (January 24, 2025) – Campaign for Working Families, Inc. (CWF) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with ...

“The more you know your history, the more liberated you are.” – Maya Angelou. How much African history were you taught in school? Growing up in Nigeria, history class was boring. It felt like the ...

This week marks the U.S. Presidential inaugural. In 2009, 16 years ago, the first African-American President Barack Obama made history when he was sworn into the Oval Office as the 44 th president in ...

Presidential elections in the United States don’t just determine who gets to sit in the Oval Office—they ripple across the globe, shaping alliances, investments, and even Twitter trends. For Africa, ...

The family of Marcus Mosiah Garvey wants President Joe Biden to add one more name to the list of pardons he has issued in his last 12 days in office to redress a century-old miscarriage of justice ...

The sun rises over Addis Ababa, casting long shadows across the gleaming African Union headquarters – a gift from China that stands as both a symbol of Africa’s international partnerships and its ...

FunTimes was established in 1992 (30 years ago) in Monrovia, Liberia and began operations in Philadelphia, PA over ten years. The magazine is the trusted information source for the African Diaspora.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria with Ailey II and students of The Ailey School. Photo by Paul Kolnik Philadelphia has a long and rich storied history. Known to be the ...

First, let’s talk numbers—because what’s an economic forecast without some good old statistics? According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa’s real GDP growth is projected to rebound to ...