Apr 17 – Apr 30, 2025
- New Marker Honors First Shipment of Captive Africans to U.S.
In the midst of the Federal erasing of African American history, the city of Darien, Georgia, unveiled a historic marker on Sunday, April 13.
Why Christian Nationalism is not Biblical
The main problem with CN is that it smacks of the same godless practice of the ancient European military Crusades. Wherein the Pope permitted them to murder anyone whose belief was different from Catholicism.
What You Shouldn't Say To Someone Who Is Grieving
It can be hard to know what you should say to someone who is grieving. After all, you want to comfort them, not add to their pain. Kim Davies–Robinet, a psychologist at Aurora Health Care, says there are ways to express concern and be there for a person in your life who needs support.
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Apr 03 – Apr 16, 2025
- Beyond Just XX or XY: The Complexities of Biological Sex
We're often taught that when it comes to biological sex, everything fits into two boxes: XY and XX. However, it turns out that, just like the rest of biology, things are a little more complicated than that.
Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Museum Breaks Ground
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Museum stands as the inaugural extension of what will become A. Philip Randolph's Way, America's first Black Labor History Tourism District. Dr. Lyn Hughes founded the original museum, the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, in 1995.
Slavery in Medieval Japan
My thoughts about Nagasaki changed as I read about the Asian Slave Trade in preparation for creating a new exhibit at the Juffureh Slavery Museum. My desire not to cast slavery as an evil that Allah only bestowed on West Africans led me to many places, but surprisingly, it also led me to the land of the rising sun.
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Mar 20 – Apr 02, 2025
- The 11 Places in Black Culture Often Missed By DC Tourists
Heritage, culture, and community are some themes in "111 Places in Black Culture in Washington, DC That You Must Not Miss." The guidebook offers new and unique ways to explore the US capital city. Here are the 11 of the 111 places Lauri Williamson says are often missed.
Facebook Friends Find Their Roots Miles Apart in Mississippi
Enslavers held our fore–parents captive about 23 miles apart in northwestern Mississippi, just south of Memphis. Ironically, Ryan and I grew up about 24 miles apart in the Calumet region–his parents raised him on Chicago's Great South Side and mine around Lake Michigan in the City of Gary.
Readers' Trends
Our last issue broke records, with more than half of all subscribers opening the issue by opening their Port of Harlem magazine email. The industry average is 37 percent, and we were more than 13 percent higher than that average. Thank you. "It Took 63 Years to Meet the Classical 96–Year–Old" moved from our #1 image on Instagram to the #1 article in the last issue. The Chicago/Gary Crusader newspaper also published the article.
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Mar 06 – Mar 19, 2025
- It Took 63 Years to Meet the Classical 96–Year–Old Lola McCann
At 63, I was at First Baptist and finally met Dr. Paul A. Stephens' wife, Mrs. Lola Stephens McCann, age 96. As I finally chatted with her for this article about her now 98 years of Earth–bound experiences, her love for classical music kept finding its way into her story.
It's Not You, It's the System
It's the same work that took me across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to the lands my ancestors only dreamed of and earned me writing residencies. It's the same work that has been taught at some universities for over a decade. However, I have family members and friends who cannot read my novels because they cannot read our language.
Target Fast Until Good Friday with 40–Day Prayer Journal
We will end the Target Fast on Good Friday (Friday, April 18). Attached you will find the 40–Day Prayer Journal–a guide to keep us spiritually and strategically aligned during this season. Plus, POH Note: Who is Jamal Bryant? He grew to recognize the importance of inclusivity and acceptance.
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Feb 20 – Mar 05, 2025
- The Target Lenten Fast Starts Wednesday, March 5
Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia asks shoppers to fast from spending money at Target for the 40 days of Lent. The Target fast is from Wednesday, March 5 through Thursday, April 17.
Guyana–Venezuela Dispute Intensifies Over Oil–Rich Land
A lot of people are probably not aware that there are disputes going on all over the globe about territorial rights. The most public battles are between the Ukraine and Russia and Israel and Palestine over the Gaza Strip. But, did you know that right here down below us, in South America, there is an issue brewing between the Caribbean nations of Guyana and Venezuela?
Tobaksi2025 Itinerary
In the 16 times I have been to the Smiling Coast of Africa, I have been there for Tobaski only once, Tobaski 2019. I had the best time ever. I plan to return for Tobaski 2025 and you are welcome to join me. Here is the itinerary:
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