# african diaspora (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover african diaspora. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rhythms of Resistance in Afro-Latino Identity, Music, and Culture](https://www.aaihs.org/rhythms-of-resistance-in-afro-latino-identity-music-and-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rhythms-of-resistance-in-afro-latino-identity-music-and-culture) _2026-08-05 · Kayla Becknuss · AAIHS_ The opening beats from the bombas de pellejo at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime show came from an instrument brought The post Rhythms of Resistance in Afro-Latino Identity, Music, and Culture first appeared on AAIHS . ## [The Black Intellectual Traditions That Shaped Frederick Douglass](https://www.aaihs.org/the-black-intellectual-traditions-that-shaped-frederick-douglass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-black-intellectual-traditions-that-shaped-frederick-douglass) _2026-08-03 · Russell Crosthwait · AAIHS_ The United States recently marked 250 years since the adoption of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. For this occasion, a The post The Black Intellectual Traditions That Shaped Frederick Douglass first appeared on AAIHS . ## [Author’s Response: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity](https://www.aaihs.org/authors-response-african-americans-sudan-and-the-politics-of-solidarity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=authors-response-african-americans-sudan-and-the-politics-of-solidarity) _2026-07-31 · Christopher Tounsel · AAIHS_ This post is part of our online roundtable on Christopher Tounsel’s Bounds of Blackness. In April 2023, civil conflict erupted in Sudan between The post Author’s Response: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity first appeared on AAIHS . ## [Exceeding the Bounds of the Black International](https://www.aaihs.org/exceeding-the-bounds-of-the-black-international/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exceeding-the-bounds-of-the-black-international) _2026-07-30 · Brenda Gayle Plummer · AAIHS_ This post is part of our online roundtable on Christopher Tounsel’s Bounds of Blackness. Recent scholarship has probed a Black The post Exceeding the Bounds of the Black International first appeared on AAIHS . ## [Race-Making Across Borders: How Sudan Challenges the Study of Race](https://www.aaihs.org/race-making-across-borders-how-sudan-challenges-the-study-of-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=race-making-across-borders-how-sudan-challenges-the-study-of-race) _2026-07-29 · Michell Chresfield · AAIHS_ This post is part of our online roundtable on Christopher Tounsel’s Bounds of Blackness. What defines Blackness, and who gets to decide? In The post Race-Making Across Borders: How Sudan Challenges the Study of Race first appeared on AAIHS . ## [Stitching the unsayable: artist Tegan Piper on exhibiting her underwear](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/07/stitching-the-unsayable-interview-with-artist-tegan-piper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stitching-the-unsayable-interview-with-artist-tegan-piper) _2026-07-15 · Beatrice Wolfenden · Eastlondonlines_ Textiles haven’t exactly escaped their cultural baggage. Stitching still carries labels like “domestic”, “decorative”, or “women’s work”, and Tegan Piper is keenly aware of how that shapes the reception of her pieces. She’s discovered that the medium itself seems to trigger assumptions, not just about the work, but about her. “When I first started, I didn’t think it would be as controversial as it… ## [Beyond the bass: inside London’s underground rave culture](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/07/beyond-the-bass-inside-londons-underground-rave-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-the-bass-inside-londons-underground-rave-culture) _2026-07-14 · Shen Hau · Eastlondonlines_ The bass arrives before the music fully takes shape, travelling through the concrete floor of an underground warehouse, rising through the soles of your shoes before the melody properly lands. For a few hours, the outside world begins to fade, and the urgency of real-world responsibilities slip away. Rave culture has never quite shaken off its enduring reputation. Drug use and recklessness have… ## [Man who threatened to kill Jews to be sentenced](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/man-who-threatened-to-kill-jews-to-be-sentenced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-who-threatened-to-kill-jews-to-be-sentenced) _2026-05-21 · Yassmine Tabka · Eastlondonlines_ A man who shouted death threats at a synagogue manager and some members of the Jewish community in north London will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, May 22. Tavius Jean Charles, 36, from Hackney in east London, pleaded guilty last month to eight offences against six victims of religiously aggravated threatening behaviour and religiously aggravated criminal damage. The offences… ## [Africa for a day: Pop up market to ‘transform’ heart of East End](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/africa-for-a-day-pop-up-market-to-transform-heart-of-east-end/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-for-a-day-pop-up-market-to-transform-heart-of-east-end) _2026-05-20 · Yassmine Tabka · Eastlondonlines_ A workshop on suya, the nutty dry spice rub originally from Nigeria. Menswear from Rwanda. A live Afrobeats performance. An Africa-inspired shopping experience with a side order of cultural offerings returns to London’s Spitalfields Market on Monday, May 25, at the end of the long bank holiday weekend. Pop Up Africa, a London-based events organisation founded in 2013, says the Spitalfields event… ## [Calls for an inquiry as Polanski says ‘sorry’ for failing to pay council tax](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/green-leader-zack-polanski-says-sorry-for-failing-to-pay-council-tax-amid-calls-for-inquiry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-leader-zack-polanski-says-sorry-for-failing-to-pay-council-tax-amid-calls-for-inquiry) _2026-05-12 · Yassmine Tabka · Eastlondonlines_ Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said ‘sorry’ for failing to pay the correct council tax while living on a houseboat in east London, amid calls for an investigation into his conduct as an elected member of the London Assembly. Polanski had previously told The Times that he lived on the houseboat only “occasionally” but an advertisement for its sale last week by his partner said the boat had… ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/z4Fx8EqbDlGF) _2026-05-12 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Man charged with arson following Whitechapel synagogue fire](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/two-arrested-over-anti-terrorism-investigation-into-whitechapel-synagogue-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-arrested-over-anti-terrorism-investigation-into-whitechapel-synagogue-fire) _2026-05-11 · Yassmine Tabka · Eastlondonlines_ A 45-year-old man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life in connection to the attack at a former synagogue in the East End on May 5. Moses Edwards, from Wanstead, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday and was remanded in custody until a further hearing next month. The fire at the East London Central Synagogue building in Whitechapel was deliberately lit at 5:16 BST… ## [Local elections: Conservatives cling on in Croydon as Perry remains mayor](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/local-elections-conservatives-cling-to-power-in-croydon-and-mayor-jason-perry-is-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-elections-conservatives-cling-to-power-in-croydon-and-mayor-jason-perry-is-back) _2026-05-11 · ELL Admin · Eastlondonlines_ Jason Perry has scraped through to a second mayoral term on a council where no party holds a majority. Kasper McLeish reports: Croydon council will remain under no overall control after both Labour and the Conservatives failed to win a majority in the May 7 local election. Labour and the Labour and Co-operative Party won 30 seats together, down four from 2022. The Conservatives got 28 seats after… ## [Local elections: Two ELL boroughs go Green decisively to end legacy Labour rule; Rahman and Perry return](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/local-elections-2026-ell-boroughs-vote-decisively-to-end-legacy-labour-rule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-elections-2026-ell-boroughs-vote-decisively-to-end-legacy-labour-rule) _2026-05-11 · Meena Iyer · Eastlondonlines_ In the crucial local elections, two EastLondonLines boroughs have voted to cut traditional ties with Labour, shaking up a system that has long dominated the capitol, even as a clear difference was revealed between London’s choices and the rest of England. With Hackney and Lewisham becoming two of the three London councils wrested by the Green Party from years of Labour control, this year’s local… ## [Local elections: Greens sweep Labour from power in Hackney](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/local-elections-greens-sweep-labour-from-power-in-hackney/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-elections-greens-sweep-labour-from-power-in-hackney) _2026-05-11 · ELL Admin · Eastlondonlines_ A Labour stronghold for nearly a quarter century, Hackney has flipped to the Greens. Kasper McLeish reports The Green Party has taken control of Hackney Council in a landslide win that saw Labour ousted from the borough for the first time in 24 years. The Hackney Greens now hold 42 of the borough’s 57 seats, while Labour has dropped from 50 councillors to just nine. The Greens went into the May 7… ## [Local elections: Rahman triumphs again in Tower Hamlets](https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2026/05/local-elections-lutfur-rahman-triumphs-again-in-tower-hamlets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-elections-lutfur-rahman-triumphs-again-in-tower-hamlets) _2026-05-11 · Yassmine Tabka · Eastlondonlines_ As both Greens and Reform gained power across London, Tower Hamlets remained an outlier with control retained by Luftur Rahman and his Aspire Party. Yassmine Tabka reports Lutfur Rahman has secured another term as the executive mayor of Tower Hamlets and led his Aspire party to an overall majority in a clear sign of the independent party’s hold on the council. Rahman retained the mayoralty with… ## [How to Move with Courage When the Ground Is Shifting](https://myomek.substack.com/p/how-to-move-with-courage-when-the) _2025-10-21 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ What this moment asks of us and each other—in conversation with Christopher O.H. Williams ## [You Are Not Behind](https://myomek.substack.com/p/you-are-not-behind) _2025-08-15 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ Five myths that keep us stuck and how to reframe them for when you feel late to your own life. ## [We Are Made of Relationships](https://myomek.substack.com/p/we-are-made-of-relationships) _2025-07-15 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ Why our capacity to relate—not just to know—might be the most vital form of intelligence we have left. ## [How to Show Your Real Skills—Beyond Job Titles, Algorithms, and Linear Paths](https://myomek.substack.com/p/how-to-show-your-real-skillsbeyond) _2025-06-05 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ Tools for reframing your resume, your energy, and the job search ## [We’ve Been Looking for Talent in All the Wrong Places](https://myomek.substack.com/p/weve-been-looking-for-talent-in-all) _2025-05-07 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ Why cultural fluency, adaptability, and lived experience are the new competitive edge ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/idOXBsFucH36) _2025-05-07 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Rethinking Purpose: What We Got Wrong About Work](https://myomek.substack.com/p/rethinking-purpose-what-we-got-wrong) _2025-04-07 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ Why the career ladder can’t hold your whole self—and what comes next ## [How ERGs Shape the Future of Belonging](https://myomek.substack.com/p/how-ergs-shape-the-future-of-belonging) _2025-03-30 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ Notes from Last Week’s North Star Networking Night ## [Why Employee-Led Networks Matter More Than Ever](https://myomek.substack.com/p/why-employee-led-networks-matter) _2025-03-19 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ As DEI Faces Setbacks, Employee Resource Groups Lead the Way in Fostering Real, Grassroots Inclusion ## [Beyond the Backlash: Why Europe Must Reimagine DEI Now](https://myomek.substack.com/p/beyond-the-backlash-why-europe-must) _2025-03-07 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ How Businesses, Leaders, and Communities Can Stay the Course in an Era of Pushback ## [Black Childish — Why Your Art Should Tell Your Own Story](https://myomek.substack.com/p/black-childish-why-your-art-should) _2025-01-14 · Omek Team · Bridging Worlds_ From Martinique to Amsterdam, Black Childish (Mickaël Mehala) blends Caribbean culture, hip-hop energy, and global collaborations to create bold, joyful art that speaks to identity and community.