African Diaspora Leaders

News that highlights the lives, visions, achievements, policies, and strategies of exceptional contemporary African Diaspora leaders across the globe in order to motivate, challenge, and encourage current and future generations of people of African descent to take initiative and offers guidance to those interested in Africa’s development.

How The Black Press Helped Integrate Baseball

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots “The story of the Negro Leagues is undeniably bittersweet,” wrote Andrew Lawrence about the recently released documentary on the...

Secretaries Of Education, Agriculture Call On Governors To Equitably Fund Land-Grant HBCUs

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack today sent letters to 16...

Black Voters Matter, BET Announces 2023 “Reclaim Your Vote” Campaign

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: National Urban LeagueFacebook GEORGIA —Friday, Black Voters Matter (BVM) announces the 2023 launch of the Reclaim Your Vote campaign ahead of...

Unconquered People: My Friendship With Skelly Of The Invincible Israel Vibration Reggae Group

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ras Kefim Photos: FacebookYouTube ScreenshotsRas Kefim The following article, by New York-based author and businessman Ras Kefim, talks about his friendship with...

Income Inequality: What’s Going On With The UAW Strike?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook At 11:59 PM last night, the United Auto Workers contract expired with their employers at the ‘Big 3’ — Ford,...

Justice Department Awards $192.8 Million In Grants To Support Community Gender-Based Violence Initiatives

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots In commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Justice...

Purpose Toys Announces Expansion Of Popular Naturalistas Doll Line With Fade Collections

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsBlack PR Wire (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES — DeeDee Wright-Ward,  (shown below) creator of viral Naturalistas Natural Hair Fashion...

Caribbean: OECS Commences Work On New Sustainable Tourism Policy

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The existing OECS Common Tourism Policy dates back to 2011 and the new, updated version seeks to develop a fully comprehensive...

How Right-Wing Is Trying To Turn Public Education Into Corporate Obedience Schools

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Jim Hightower Photos: YouTube Screenshots Back to school! Bright-eyed youngsters are now back in our public classrooms, filled with questions about the...

Mielle Hair Care Brand Launches ‘From One Queen To Another’ Campaign

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Mielle (Black PR Wire) Merrillville, IN – In a nod to the power of a good hair product referral and who...

Want To Close The Black Ownership Gap In Sports?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook The business of sports reaches across several verticals to impact our lives every day. Whether it’s the retail business or...

‘Thrivin’ In Color’ Podcast Shines A Light On Sickle Cell Awareness

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: FacebookYouTube ScreenshotsBlack PR Wire (Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – In honor of National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, BPRW’s Thrivin’ In...

Seattle Cop Mocking Death Of Jaahnavi Kandula Highlights Need To Transform Police Culture

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: VideoYouTube Screenshots SEATTLE — Body-camera footage was released Monday of a Seattle police officer joking about the death of a 23-year-old...

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley On African Union’s Admission To G20: “This Is A...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley issued the following statement after it was announced that the African Union was being...

‘Cop City’: Georgia Officials Covering Up Police Crimes While Silencing And Abusing Protesters

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons What started out as a local fight over a $90 million, 85-acre militarized police base in the Weelaunee...

2024 Election: Protecting Our Electoral Systems To Avoid Repeat Of 2020 Election Attacks

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots As we all know (all too well), after the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his allies assaulted our democratic...

Visualizing Racial Wealth Gap: From Homeownership To Income, Systemic Inequities Perpetuate Wealth Disparities

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). When applying for mortgage loans, Black applicants were 1.8 times more likely to be denied for a mortgage than white applicants,...

Global: Climate Protests To Call For An End To Use Of Fossil Fuels

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook Millions of people at protests and events being held worldwide in coming days will call for a halt to the...

Growing And Nurturing Change: Reaching Diverse Communities Through Gardening

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Deardra Shuler Photos: Deardra Shuler The beauty of spring and summer is reflected in the gardens that come into bloom. Gardner Jo-Ann...

Former College Student: “ I Was Raped…During My Sophomore Year At Fordham University

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Frank Austin Photos: Video Screenshots The persistence of sexual assault has always relied on an imbalance of power, particularly on college campuses. Whether...

The Annual She League Conference Returns To Atlanta September 21 – 22

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook (Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA — The She League Conference, a two-day event dedicated to nurturing and advancing the careers...

Reporter Jim Trotter Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against NFL

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Jim Trotter, a former reporter at the NFL Network, has sued the N.F.L. and the league-owned cable channel for...

Papa And Baby Museveni: “The Great Dictators” Robbing Uganda

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Zacharia Kanyonyozi Photos: YouTube Screenshots Writer Zacharia Kanyonyozi examines Ugandan Dictator Yoweri Museveni‘s plans to coronate his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as the...

Bobi Wine, The People’s President

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Convener of the Pan African Unity Dialogue...