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Thanks to the growing appeal of African football stars and a dream final, Afcon is establishing itself on the world sporting map.
The most successful women’s team in Africa, the Super Falcons emerged from a long history of protest – and continue to demand equality.
Her giving style is unusual for a billionaire donor.
Three scholars examine President Biden’s rhetoric, the symbolism and the several ambitious plans he proposed in his first address to Congress.
Creating stability and restoring confidence in the Confederation of African Football will need to be balanced by some complex commercial decisions.
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The African football landscape is eager to see if Patrice Motsepe can make a positive mark as its leader. But he faces many challenges in trying to fix African football.
The increased migration of Africans and the global growth of hip hop culture has seen a dynamic new generation of Pan Africanism emerge.
While player transfers offer the chance for financial rewards, the pursuit of career progress takes a toll on footballing families.
Ahmad Ahmad, president of the Confederation of African Football, was considered a shoo-in for a second term. But the entry of South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe has brought new dynamics to the race.
A professor of homiletics explores the different personas Black preachers wear in the public sphere and how this has often been misunderstood.
Without government intervention, three experts warn, HBCUs will have a difficult time bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
FIFA’s six-month receivership in Africa has left a mark on African football.
A long heritage of black preachers who played an important role for enslaved people shaped Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral and ethical vision.
The African Cup of Nations is the continent’s premier soccer tournament - but it’s not being broadcast on TV as usual. Behind the blackout is a tale of court rulings and sour deals.
The nervous Egyptian state hopes that fan-instigated stadium riots will not occur during the Afcon, following a clampdown on some fans.
Akufo-Addo’s intervention marks a continuing move by African political leaders to use football to advance or affirm political situations.
Negative statistics about black students may be prevalent, but they are often out of context, misleading or just plain wrong, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
Gaps in care and outcomes between African-Americans and white patients is a major concern to those who care about fairness in health care. Gaps in care also exist at end of life, too.
Using the term ‘at-risk’ to describe students from challenging circumstances often creates more problems than it solves, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Biology, Howard University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Biology, Ph.D., Howard University
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Professor of Counseling Psychology, Howard University
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Professor, Howard University
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Associate Professor, Howard University
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Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology (Clinical Psychology by Training), Howard University
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Professor of Homiletics, Howard University
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Associate professor, Howard University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Howard University
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Associate Professor of Anatomy, Howard University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Howard University
