Ile Omode School

Greetings Everyone, I came across another African-centered institution for Black youth that I had to spotlight. Ile Omode School Based in Oakland, California, the Ile Omode School is an African-centered school founded by the Wo’Se Community of the Sacred African Way. They are an independent and private institution that teaches children from preschool through 8th…

Book Review

Greetings All, I just finished rereading Subterranean, and I wanted to share my thoughts. Then a volley of gunfire from an automatic weapon echoed across the cavern. It wasn’t Khalid! He struggled again with his gag. Maybe he could work free of it, call to whoever it was for help. More gunfire erupted. Was it…

400 Chinese To Leave Kenya?

Greetings Folks, I saw some prophetic news stories earlier and had to share my findings with you all. The following information comes from All Africa and Capital News. It’s been reported that 400 Chinese nationals are leaving Nairobi, Kenya, over fears of the coronavirus. They’ve argued that Kenya’s healthcare system can’t handle huge infection numbers…

The African Development Bank Group

In a recent news broadcast, Dr. Mumbi Seraki highlighted The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), and this prompted me to do further research. Founded in 1964, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a regional, multilateral development finance institution established to push sustainable economic development and social progress in Africa’s regional member countries (RMCs). Their…

Eyes of the Rainbow

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” – Assata Shakur   Initially, I didn’t want to highlight the revolutionary that is Assata Shakur until I read her autobiography. But after coming across the following documentary, I couldn’t…

Justice for Regis Korchinski-Paquet

With the global discussions on police brutality, the last thing I wanted to come across was another story highlighting this issue. Ridiculous is an understatement at this point. The following information comes from CBC News. Thousands have taken to the streets of Toronto, Canada, protesting the death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet. She fell from her…

China in the Lead to Develop a Vaccine

Greetings Everyone, I came across an update regarding the coronavirus and had to share my findings with you all. The following information is from Africa News. China is putting in great efforts to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus. The Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, Wang Zhigang, stated the following: “When a Chinese vaccine…

Africa Free Trade Postponed

In a previous post, I highlighted the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that would lead to a 60% boost in intra-African trade by 2022. Well, due to the coronavirus, that has been postponed. The following information comes from Africa News. The African free-trade agreement will not begin on July 1st because of the pandemic,…

Malaysian University Use Robots for Graduation Ceremony?

The coronavirus put the world on pause, and a group of people who felt that blow are 2020 graduates. Well, a recent news report is highlighting an alternative that I surprisingly didn’t find strange. The following information comes from Mashable SE Asia. Located in Terengganu, along the North-East coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Universiti Sultan Zainal…