It’s no secret that the U.S. economy relies heavily on the labor of low-wage workers—and even more so in states like Colorado, whose mountainous grandeur and landscape has produced a thriving summer-and-winter-tourism industry. But jobs in the hospitality sector are generally volatile, and many were lost in unprecedented quantities at the height of the Covid-19 […]
Read MoreCreative excitement and innovation took Togo Fashion Week 2024 by storm, offering a bold vision of African fashion. The Festival International de la Mode (FIMO) was the scene of a dazzling celebration, showcasing bold collections that pushed stereotypes. Among the designers present, Ejiro Amos-Tafiri from Nigeria captivated the audience with his luxurious and artisanal creations, […]
Read MoreOne week after the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire completed their fairy tale comeback to win AFCON 2023, Afrik Digest International magazine, through Tolulope Omotunde writes about the country that has tried using football to rebuild, heal and unite. In 2002, civil war engulfed Cote d’Ivoire, with the cries of a divided nation echoing through […]
Read MoreColorado legislators are moving to amend the state Constitution after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled a law giving child sex abuse victims a temporary window to file lawsuits over decades-old cases was unconstitutional. If passed, the amendment will appear on the November ballot. Sen. Jessie Danielson, who is sponsoring the bill, said in a statement […]
Read MoreGrowing up on the continent, the Africa Cup of Nations tournament generated incredible excitement. The sport was called football, not soccer. The name Football was apt, as players only ran after, trapped, and kicked the round leather with the intention of scoring a goal. Some people called it soccer then, but that was when the […]
Read MoreStreet merchants draped in samples of the orange-white-and-green Ivorian flags stacked for sale on their shoulders. Women decked in the jersey of Les Elephants, cocktails being named after famous African footballers. Women decked in the jersey of Les Elephants, the senior men’s football team, dancing in the market. Wire designs of soccer balls hung […]
Read MoreOn September 21, 2023, The Colorado Media Project convened 130 stakeholders —journalists, non-profit leaders, community members, policy staffers, philanthropy and business leaders — from across the state and beyond to celebrate and reflect on the five years since the launch of the project. The media summit which was organized by Colorado Media Project and Colorado […]
Read MoreEight African teams have contested the FIFA Women’s World Cup across its nine editions, with a combined 20 appearances between them, from 1991 to 2023. Of those eight, Nigeria are the only team to play in all nine, their best-ever finish coming in 1999, when, after qualifying from the group and there being a […]
Read MoreUnited States officials have recently issued warnings of a “high risk” from domestic and foreign terrorists for the coming year, as part of a new threat assessment released recently by the Department of Homeland Security. The report points to the prevalence of conspiracy theories, personal grievances and what it describes as “enduring racial, ethnic, religious, […]
Read MoreA $5 million program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to plant and maintain trees in Aurora neighbourhoods that have large immigrant populations and refugees kicked recently with a Chinkapin oak sapling planted outside of Moorhead Recreation Center. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small and a handful of state and local […]
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