Subject: How Can We Invest in the Black Community?
How Can We Invest in the Black Community?
November 1st, 2022 at 8:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship Investing in the Black Community for Long-Term ProsperityInvest: “expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial plans, shares, or property.” What does i ...
A Celebration of Black Artists
October 25th, 2022 at 7:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship Curating the Accomplishments of Black Artists Through Art Basel and Afrikin ArtHistorically speaking, Black art has been sorely underrepresented within the art world. But with each passing year, the barriers contin ...
How Do You Support a Partner With Depression?
October 18th, 2022 at 9:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship Four Ways to Support aPartner Dealing with DepressionDepression affects approximately 17.3 million American adults each year. If you’re in a relationship with someone who is dealing with depression, whether it’s ...
Today's Black Freedom Fighters and the Challenges They Face
October 11th, 2022 at 9:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship The Freedom Fighters of TodayBlack Freedom Fighters. When you read that term, whose faces come to mind? Harriet Tubman? Frederick Douglass? Martin Luther King Jr? Malcolm X? Rosa Parks? Each of these individuals fou ...
A Bold Move For Representation By The Nigerian Government
October 4th, 2022 at 9:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship The New Faces of Nigerian ModelsNigeria has taken a bold step to become the first country in the world to ban foreign models and voice actors in its ads. Set to go into effect on October 1st (Nigerian Independence D ...
Why A Cartoon Remake Is Causing So Much Hate? 🐡
September 27th, 2022 at 8:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship Why is Disney's New Movie Causing So Much Hate?In case you haven’t seen the news -- or the weirdly angry memes and comments on social media -- the Little Mermaid is getting its own live-action remake, and some peo ...
Different Maps, Same World?
September 20th, 2022 at 7:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship Two Maps, Same World?Meet The Mercator Map and the AuthGraph MapThe Mercator Projection Map has been around for centuries. Created by Gerardus Mercator in 1559, it was initially designed to help sailors navigate wat ...
Can a Deposit on Reparations Close The Economic Disparity Gap In America?
September 13th, 2022 at 8:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship The Economic Disparity Gap in AmericaCan the economic disparity gap in America ever be closed? Slavery may have been abolished in 1865, but the consequences of centuries of oppression are still being felt in the 21s ...
Barbie As A Black Icon?
September 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship Barbie as a Black Icon?Barbie has been a popular children’s toy since its creation back in 1959. The original Barbie, the first mass-produced doll in the United States, had blonde hair, blue eyes, and, most specif ...
A Case For Not Rushing Childhood
August 30th, 2022 at 7:00 am EDTAfriKin = Africa + Kinship A Case for Not Rushing ChildhoodThe story of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie is a classic. A little boy who stays young all his life, flying around Neverland, living (unsupervised) with his friends and spending his days sw ...