(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two African American Developers, Miles Alexander III of Alexander Goshen and Leornard Burke of Cornerstone Strategic Partners, are poised to revamp the famous Black Historic Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Dubbed, McCollum Hall, is a historical site and commercial center in Dunbar, which was built in 1938 by Clifford McCollum. The center […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The United States government has announced a provision of $5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts in abating methane gas emission, across Africa. Methane accounts about half of the net rise in global average temperature since the pre-industrial era. The grant, subject to the completion of US domestic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a resolution introduced by Africa Subcommittee Chair, Karen Bass (D-CA) and Ranking Member Chris Smith (R-NJ) reaffirming the significance of the African Union (AU) as a strategic international partner to the United States. The resolution also seeks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The legendary African American music industry giant and author, Teddy Astin has revealed the twists and turns of his monumental journey from being a 6-year-old paperboy to the warehouse of Warner Brothers Records. In his new memoir entitled, “A Golden Past -And- A Platinum Future”, Astin symbolically describes the journey from his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has rescheduled the approval session for the Synthesis Report (SYR), which will integrate the findings of the Working Groups and Special Reports. The assessment reports which were initially scheduled to be released from 13 to 17 of March 2023, hosted by Switzerland, has been shifted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American Primary Care Physician, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ExtraCare, Dr. Patricia Horace has launched a new telemedicine and walk-in clinic in Texas to address healthcare disparities across the state. The clinic is helping local residents to achieve wellness and ideal health throughout Tarrant county and beyond. Dr. Horace […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has reiterated the need to unit and collectively protect education in crisis-prone countries and region of the world. ECW works through the multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A newly released book written by African American author, Lauren Wilson addressed a broad range of issues including infidelity, alcoholism and abortion. The book entitled, “Afro-Bougie Blues: A Collection of Short Fiction”, is a collection of twelve short stories about ordinary Black women and men meeting life’s challenges. Each story portrays a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned and accomplished female entrepreneur, Ms. Sharifah Hardie has inaugurated a digital platform that is aimed at raising funds amounting to $1.5 billion for African American-owned businesses. Dubbed, “Support My Black Business (SupportMyBlackBusiness.org)”, it is a crowdfunding platform designed solely to assist local Black-owned businesses to generate funding and to help […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned Information Technology (IT) guru, Ernest Manning has launched a new social media platform that celebrates Black and Brown culture, unity and love. Manning, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WeKinFolk.com, an online space that celebrates Black business achievements while building social […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 31-year-old Tre’Von Dorsey and his wife, 34-year-old Mercedes Teasley-Dorsey, are poised to helping African American entrepreneurs to build wealth in cannabis and hemp industry in the United States of America. The young couple are the founders of CEED, a Black-owned AI-backed, cloud-based digital ecosystem built to help other Black entrepreneurs and innovators […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 10-year-old African American girl, Nyla Johnson made history recently when she landed a major book distribution deal in hundreds of stores across the Unites States of America. Nyla, who is an author and entrepreneur from Rochester, Michigan, is celebrating having a nationwide book distribution deal at more than 250 Meijer store […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The upcoming tenth biennial conference of the International Feuchtwanger Society (IFS) will essentially interrogate the broad range of issues underpinning gender dynamics in exile as it relates to women. This was disclosed in a statement published on the websites of the Libraries of the University of Southern California (USC) and Villa Aurora […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A courageous African American woman from Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Chanell Dingle-Sermon made history recently by becoming a three-time pageant queen title holder within just one year. Dr. Sermon received her first pageant title, “South Carolina Elite Ms. Heart of the USA” title on December 2021, after entering an online photo contest. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American siblings and founders of The Prison Reform Project, Clyde Beasley and Kim Gobert are demonstrably committed to helping formerly incarcerated women and veterans who are homeless and mentally ill. Through their non-profit organization, The Prison Reform Project, the two siblings from Southern California, are offering free services to people in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fast rising and popular African American Television talk show host, Dr. Macie P. Smith has rolled out the drums to celebrate the third season of her show called ““Just Ask Dr. Macie”, The programme which now airs on Saltbox TV focuses on caregiving for people with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Her show, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apex Real Estate Academy based in Powder Springs, Georgia, Lanessa Pettigrew has harped on the need for African Americans to invest in the real estate sector of the American economy. Pettigrew made the observation in a statement distributed on behalf of her company through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – La Tosha Holmes, a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC) from Webster, has inaugurated iCare Pediatrics, the first ever African American-owned Pediatric practice in Galveston County, Texas, which is just 30 minutes away from Houston. iCare Pediatrics is located at 218 Nasa Parkway, Webster, Texas 77598, and serves patients from birth to 21 years […]
( AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American female accountant, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Essential Accounting Consultants based in Cleveland, Ohio, Robin Boyd has been featured in Forbes Magazine twice for helping to grow 1,000 minority-owned businesses in the United States. For more than 20 years, Boyd has been transforming Black-owned businesses into million-dollar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Official Black Wall Street (OBWS) app, Mandy Bowman is currently using her brand to give away $25,000 in grants to African American entrepreneurs. Bowman, who resigned from her corporate job as a social media manager in 2017 when she was 27, is just […]
