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Many describe him as a generous man who was always willing to help those in the despairing diaspora. Dianne Solis, Dallas News, "Asylum-seekers in Matamoros fear they’ll be forgotten," 7 Sep. 2020

Afrofuturism draws from the history of the African diaspora to imagine liberatory possibilities for the future. Kristine Guillaume, The Atlantic, "The Books Briefing: Imagining Black Futures," 4 Sep. 2020

The convictions for the four defendants who are part of the Somali diaspora in the U.S. Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, "Court rules NSA surveillance program exposed by Snowden violated law but upholds terror convictions," 3 Sep. 2020

WeChat, owned by the Chinese company Tencent, is an app used by more than 1 billion people, according to Tencent CEO Pony Ma – mainly in China, but also by the Chinese diaspora in other countries, and some 20 million people in the United States. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, "App wars: TikTok aside, Trump WeChat ban could be bigger deal," 2 Sep. 2020

This brand creates supportive and chic fitness wear for women, featuring eye-catching designs inspired by the African diaspora. Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, "50+ Black-Owned Businesses to Shop Now and Forever," 13 Aug. 2020

These projects cater to a growing urban elite that includes international tourists and the country’s vast diaspora in the US and Europe. Biruk Terrefe, Quartz Africa, "Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about Ethiopia’s spatial justice and urban design," 25 June 2020

Its romances, family sagas and tales of derring-do are lapped up by many millions of viewers at home, across the rest of Africa and in the African diaspora. The Economist, "Nollywood blues Nigeria’s film industry has taken a viral knock," 29 Aug. 2020

Throughout the African diaspora, rice and beans became a classic combination, eventually morphing into dishes like bruine bonen met rijst in Suriname and Brazilian feijoada. Ruth Terry, Bon Appétit, "There’s No One Way to Make Habichuelas Guisadas—and That’s the Point," 28 Aug. 2020

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