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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1h

Amy Sherald on her portraiture, her subjects' gaze, and the impact of painting Michelle Obama's portrait

Amy Sherald spent years painting in obscurity, and almost died from a rare heart condition. Now 52, the artist behind Michelle Obama's official portrait is one of America's most celebrated painters.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 3h

Five Essential Books For Understanding Haitian History

After waging a thirteen-year revolution against slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, the island’s Black freedom fighters declared their independence on January 1, 1804. In the country’s …

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 12h

Historic town founded by Black Colombians fleeing slavery eyes second ‘independence’

San Basilio de Palenque calls itself ‘the first free Black territory in the Americas’ – a referendum next month could win its own local government

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 13h

More than 150,000 NYC public school students experiencing homeless, nonprofit finds

Tanya Rivero has the details on this story.https://abc7ny.com/post/more-150000-new-york-city-public-school-students-homeless-nonprofit-finds/18043792/Check o...

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 20h

The new Thematic Collection in the Journal of the British Academy, 'Decolonising Gender Knowledge in Sub-Saharan Africa' highlights the under-representation of Global South scholars, particularly early career researchers, in gender knowledge production.

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Person in a teal shirt reading "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe with a white cup next to the book.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 17h

MacKenzie Scott awards more than $100 million, urges communal action philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/mackenz...

MacKenzie Scott awards more than $100 million, urges communal action

MacKenzie Scott awards more than $100 million, urges communal action. Scott awarded two grants totaling more than $100 million to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and Morgan State Un...

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 21h

Friday briefing: Is Black British history finally being remembered? | | The Guardian buff.ly/NEstSdy

Friday briefing: Is Black British history finally being remembered?

In today’s newsletter: Black History Month was first celebrated in the UK in 1987 – but the learning of moments in Britain’s own civil rights struggle has been a long time coming

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1d

Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital

Doctors Without Borders says that ongoing violence in Haiti has forced it to permanently close its emergency care center in Port-au-Prince.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1d

The $9 trillion ‘sideways succession’ of women inheriting money has begun—but 93% say they don’t need the cash and are building their own financial independence | Fortune

Three in four women say they’re well on track to achieve their financial milestones without receiving any inheritance from family or spouses.

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Rap legends help raise millions for Hip Hop Museum

Members say the museum is on track to open in fall 2026.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1d

The 'radical' Manchester event that changed Africa forever

A 1945 Manchester congress was a key moment in the efforts to end British rule across Africa.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1d

Hidden history of fugitive slaves revealed

A Bristol artist is exposing the history behind slaves who ran away from ships in the 18th Century.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1d

Why wealthy Nigerians are turning to Greece for status and security

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking the Language of New York’s Outdoor Sculpture - WSJ

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 2d

Harlem River Greenway Breaks Ground In East Harlem, Manhattan

Work has broken ground on the Manhattan Greenway Harlem River project, a $353 million, 7-acre greenway connection in East Harlem, Manhattan.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 2d

Latest Ranking: Top African countries with strongest passport

Business Insider Africa presents the African countries with the strongest passports in 2025

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 2d

The $15 trillion African alliance: How Pierre Goudiaby Atepa is proving his IMF friend wrong

Many African cities have long struggled to keep pace with the rapid and innovative infrastructural advancements synonymous with the world-class cities situated within the confines of countries…

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 2d

Africa's week in pictures: 10 - 16 October 2025

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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afropresencia.bsky.social @afropresencia.bsky.social · 2d

📷: Preamble of the UN Charter with handwritten notes.

80 years ago, 50 nations met in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity & human rights.

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