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Calling Under 30 Nominations

Jan 20, 2021 08:00AM

Do you know an exceptional Black millennial? FunTimes magazine would like to feature them in our annual Under 30 FunTimes Recognition Awards on February 19th!

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#DanceoftheDiaspora Event Recap

Jan 20, 2021 08:00AM ● By Nana Ama Addo

On Friday, January 6, at 6 p.m EST, dancers with cultural backgrounds from around the globe met with the FunTimes community on Zoom.

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HEAR OUR CRY. CASTRATE AND KILL OUR RAPISTS.

Jan 16, 2021 08:00AM ● By Belinda Nzeribe

An anti-rape movement propels Nigerian state to institute harsher punishments for sex offenders.

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Bouakary Coulibaly Lived to Tell the Tale: An African Immigrant Taxi Driver’s Testimonial During COVID-19

Jan 13, 2021 07:25AM ● By Nana Ama Addo

His testimony of struggle illustrates the urgent need to take preventive measures and highlights the necessity for more government aid and COVID relief.

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Trump Supporters Attempt a Coup at the U.S. Capitol: A Double Standard in Police Response and a Way Forward for the African Diaspora

Jan 10, 2021 08:00AM ● By Nana Ama Addo

The stark difference in police response in this event as compared to the Black Lives Matter phenomenon last year reveals an insidious inequality and obvious double standard.

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#FunTimesFriday 2020 Highlights

Jan 06, 2021 09:22AM

With our first event of 2021 coming up, let us take a moment to look back at the good times that we had last year.

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Dance of the Diaspora Challenge

Dec 29, 2020 07:25PM

In partnership with @asieduas_imprint, FunTimes Magazine is proud to present the Dance of the Diaspora Challenge! The winner of this challenge will receive $50 US Dollars.

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Asayah’s Closet: “For The Woman Who Likes to Stand Out”

Dec 19, 2020 08:00AM ● By Kassidy Garland

Stand out by purchasing from Asayah's Closet - a loc nurturing and styling store located at a newly renovated corner of the Maplewood Mall in Northeast Philly.

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Reduce Gun Violence With Jobs

Dec 05, 2020 08:00AM ● By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy, The Philadelphia Citizen, October 8, 2020

In 2015, when Arne Duncan moved back to Chicago after serving as President Obama’s education secretary, he set out on a listening tour of perhaps the least listened-to young men in America: Shooters.

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The Power of Peaceful Protests Event Recap

Nov 16, 2020 02:13PM ● By Nana Ama Addo

#ENDSARS, #BLACKLIVESMATTER and other organized movements of Black resistance illustrate a sinister issue of injustice that Black communities around the world face. As FunTimes Magazine continues to serve as a guiding light for the African Diaspora’s empowerment, we realize the importance of collaboration and the sharing of resources in liberation seeking. It is with this intention that we hosted our latest FunTimes Friday event, themed ‘The Power of Peaceful Protests,’ on October 30th.

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