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International Jazz Day to Celebrate 10th Anniversary with Global Concert

by WI Guest Author April 28, 2021December 21, 2021

International Jazz Day will celebrate its 10th anniversary Friday with an all-star concert featuring Andra Day, Dianne Reeves, Angélique Kidjo and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

Much of the wealth generated by the transatlantic slave trade supported the creation of industries and institutions in modern North America and Europe. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later, the Diaspora Still Suffers

by WI Guest Author January 4, 2019October 31, 2020

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo's "Nkyinkim" sculpture, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade, is displayed at The National Memorial For Peace And Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 6, 2018. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later, Are We Still Slaves?

by WI Guest Author October 19, 2018October 31, 2020

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UN Study: Cellphones Can Improve Literacy

by Washington Informer April 23, 2014October 30, 2020

World

Tourist Draw Antigua Suffers Crime, Political Mess

by Washington Informer November 26, 2013October 30, 2020