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Opinion: With the quiet expiration of AGOA and the dismantling of USAID, the Trump administration has shut down U.S. foreign policy tools in Africa, ceding ground to China's zero-tariff policies. Published in Devex by Alexanderia Haidara on November 12, 2025 While the U.S. government remains in gridlock due to the shutdown, the quiet expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, undermines the Trump Administration’s commitment to transition the continent from

Rising costs, stalled civil rights, and political pressure reshape how Black Americans experience the Iran war Featured in the Black Wall Street Times by Alexanderia Haidara Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., discusses Congressional Black Caucus priorities for the 119th Congress Dec. 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) WASHINGTON — For Black Americans, the escalating Iran conflict is not a distant foreign policy debate—it is an economic and political burden

Featured in Semafor by Alexanderia Haidara Nelson Mandela and Jesse Jackson in 2005. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images. The passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson this month comes at an inflection point. Much of the modern US-Africa policy architecture he helped lay the foundations for is being methodically unraveled under US President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Start with the most jarring symbol: the shuttering of the United States Agency for International Development. F

As a Black American expat living in Nigeria, watching Ryan Coogler’s Sinners on the big screen was a proud and emotional moment. The film connected me with my family’s past while evoking the spiritual presence of my African ancestors. Sinners was also an opportunity for Black Hollywood directors to showcase Black stories and history on the global stage. Sinners starring Micheal B. Jordan and directed by Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, tells the story of two twin b