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Courtesy of Michelle Wedderburn-Waters I wanted to create a retreat space in San Miguel from the beginning. My background is in property management and short-term real estate, so I always thought that would be my only path to entrepreneurship in Mexico. But Afro Expats was birthed first and though COVID put my retreat hosting and guesthouse plans on pause in 2020, I continued pursuing them because I knew that it would give people interested in visiting, or possibly moving here in the future, the perfect opportunity to try the city on. I looked into renting local hotels and other accommodation…

DESOTO, Texas — You will have to wait a bit longer to get your hands on a cup of joe from the first Black-owned coffee shop in DeSoto. Some investors are backing away from the new business, and it’s affecting the grand opening.  What’s going on is larger than a coffee conversation, as it may be cultural.  In the Black community, there is a saying about a person who has a “crabs in a barrel” mentality. It describes a Black person who tries to stop another Black person from succeeding.  Tara McDaniel, the owner of Heritage Coffee Lounge, first spoke…

Where to get the best deals this Black Friday in the OKC metro News 9 Source link

A long-vacant block on Portland’s North Russell Street and North Williams Avenue, which was once one of the epicenters of a thriving Black community, will finally house people once again.The corner was razed in the early 1970s as part of an urban renewal project to make way for a hospital expansion that never occurred. The proposed expansion of what was then Emanuel Hospital led to the demolition of more than 300 homes and businesses in the predominantly Black neighborhood.Today, about 50 years later, construction will begin on a new development there with an 85-unit apartment building, 20 single-family homes and…

Two black men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks said they were just waiting for a business meeting – and a week later still wonder how that could have escalated into a police encounter that left them fearing for their lives.Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson spoke to the Associated Press in their first interview since video of their 12 April arrests went viral.Robinson said he thought about his loved ones and how the afternoon had taken such a turn as he was taken to jail. Nelson wondered if he would make it home alive.“Anytime I’m encountered by cops, I can honestly…

Photo from the NAACP Newport Facebook page. By now you’ve probably seen many posts online or have had conversations with your peers about the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The question you might be asking yourself is “What can I do? How can I be more involved and more informed?” The answer is to be anti-racist. Anti-racism involves an active and conscious effort to identify, challenge and change the beliefs, structures and policies that uphold systemic racism. While that may seem daunting, it is important to remember that being anti-racist is a daily process, and it begins with ourselves and our communities. In…

MILWAUKEE — Greenwood Park Gallery and Framing is keeping African American culture alive with its unique exhibits. It’s also helping local artists showcase their work.  What You Need To Know Greenwood Park Gallery and Framing has been a part of the Sherman Park community for more than 20 years  The gallery offers custom photo framing but also a place for local artists to showcase their work It displays contemporary Black artwork like African masks, statues and fabrics  There is no charge for artists to showcase their art in the gallery Fred Robinson, Jr. and his father, Fred Robinson, Sr., started the…

Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed from its website information and educational materials about the history of black and female service members. Some of the content removed from the site was on veterans who had received the nation’s highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor, according to military news site Task & Purpose.The content removal is part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the military and throughout the federal government.Approximately 400,000 veterans are buried in the Army-run cemetery, which was established after the US Civil War at the home of…

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