WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 6: (L-R) Alexei Laushkin, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Katie Mahoney hold a banner that reads "Protect the Haitian Community!" on the House East Front Steps at the U.S. Capitol Building on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. The three were on Capitol Hill with the Christian Defense Coalition to demonstrate against the Trump administration's plan to revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian community. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI OCTOBER 29: People live in flooded areas under difficult circumstances in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 29, 2025, as heavy rains from Hurricane Melissa begin to affect the region. The hurricane is expected to bring severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides, worsening conditions for displaced residents already living in vulnerable shelters. (Photo by Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivers a national address on the occasion of 'October 1 Independence Day' in Abuja, Nigeria on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Nigerian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Displaced Sudanese women who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), stand in front of their makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsThe Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s second largest political party, a partner in a governing coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) since 2024, has introduced legislation to end Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment, the ANC’s flagship affirmative action program, and...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWest of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, is the lesser-known nation of Cameroon. Split between an eastern third that speaks English and a western two thirds that speaks French. The west African nation has an Atlantic Ocean coastline and is...

Edited & interviewedby Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsIn his own words an anonymous, 27 year, Brooklyn-based, Burkina Faso born, software engineer, American citizen who has been living in the USA for 18 years, shares thoughts after a recent visit.How Safe Is the City, the Country?...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWhether at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference or in Little Haiti, leaders are strategizing about plans to encourage development in Haiti. Press conferences and binding resolutions at the United Nations....

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsPresident of Ghana John Dramani Mahama and President of Kenya William Ruto came to NYC to address the assembled diplomats at the General Assembly among other agenda items. The Ghanian and Kenyan leaders took advantage of the stage and came...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsFall is approaching, and school is back in session. While many prepare to start learning in academic institutions, most of the world has already been miseducated about basic geography. “Africa No Filter” and “Speak Up Africa”, along with the African...

by Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe people of Sudan continue to suffer through the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. The lack of food, shelter, and security is now ordinary. Yes, the systematic destruction in Gaza is catastrophic and genocidal! There is...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @KazbattsOn Friday, June 27, 2025, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-facilitated peace agreement to end the fighting between the two African nations and stimulate regional economic cooperation. President Trump sat and was flanked by VP Vance,...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsElected officials, community leaders, business owners, social agency directors, activists, and more gathered upstate, in Albany, from Valentine’s Day on February 14th through Presidents’ Day on February 17th to participate in the “54th Annual NYS Black & Puerto Rican, Hispanic...

Bed-Stuy’s Civic, Commercial, & Cultural Heart By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe “Heart of the Stuy” is a few commerce-lined blocks on Fulton St. from Franklin Ave to Marcus Garvey Blvd. Underground along the strip are three subway stations. Franklin Ave, where you can board the...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsOn Friday, August 30, 1985, Sonny Carson led members of the Committee to Honor Black Heroes in a ceremony to celebrate the renaming of Reid Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to “Malcolm X Boulevard.” Malcolm X’s widow, Dr. Betty Shabazz,...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“People just don’t understand the cultural differences, don’t understand who we are! The system is not set up to help our children build a strong identity so they know who they are, so when they get out there in the...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Following George Zinnermans killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, Black Lives Matter began to take center stage as a slogan, an organization, and a justice movement. Under the slogan, some of the largest protests in the history of...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsOn December 2nd, President Biden met with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva as Air Force One refueled in Cape Verde before taking him to the Angolan capital, Luanda. Although a lame-duck president, advisors encouraged him to make the trip to...

Authors Julius Garvey and Mike Africa Jr. discuss new releases By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG:@kazbattsThis past November, seekers of historical knowledge had to venture deep into Bed-Stuy to hear and meet two authors who discussed their recent book releases. People gathered at the Peace Center, located across...

By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsOn Sunday, November 2nd during the morning service Bethany’s congregation was informed about the upcoming propositions on the November 4th ballot by City Council President Adrianne Adams, arguably the most powerful person in NYC government right now. Later that day at...