FunTimes was established in 1992 (34 years ago) in Monrovia, Liberia and began operations in Philadelphia, PA over ten years. The magazine is the trusted information source for the African Diaspora.

Photographer Moneta Sleet captures a rare candid moment of a playful Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., while with his family at home in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957. His wife and fellow activist, Coretta ...

The first thing most travelers notice when they land in a Muslim‑majority African country during Ramadan is not the heat or the food. It is the slow, quiet mornings and the cultural shift that take ...

Motherhood is one of life’s greatest gifts. For many Black women, it is a season filled with love, sacrifice, and resilience. In generations past, from childbirth through the weaning and growing years ...

Black Americans are still pursuing side hustles, not as a trend but as a time-tested money-making need and growth strategy. In 2024, 15.2% of Black or African Americans had an active side hustle, ...

Literature offers profound insights into human resilience, identity, and social transformation. This post spotlights five influential Black female authors whose narratives transcend geography to ...

The first time I saw Do the Right Thing, when it was over, I didn’t speak for a while. I was trying to take it all in. It was a knockout – almost like being in a boxing ring. Sometimes it was brutal, ...

Did you know there’s a little corner of India where the soul of East Africa dances to the beat of drums? It’s a story that feels like it’s straight out of a movie script: Centuries-old trade routes.

In February 2025, participants at the 38th African Union Summit, taking place in Addis Ababa, observed one of the most historical moments, as the African Union launched the African Union 2025 ...

In January, Leah Barlow, Ph.D., assistant professor of liberal studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, created an introduction video for her class TikTok account. The ...

August meeting, an annual event amongst the Igbo ethnic nation in the Southeastern part of Nigeria that brings Igbo women from every corner of the world (home and abroad) back home to the community ...

Barcelona’s La Masia Youth Academy and Ajax’s Youth Academy has always been a reference point when analysts seek to point out the importance of academies as a useful tool in developing world class ...