As we await the verdict, we send love to the family, friends, and community of George Floyd. His life mattered and he should still be here.

We commemorated #JuneTeenth2021 and the ongoing fight for equity at the U.S. Embassy Nairobi this week. Thank you Chargé d’Affaires Susan M. Burns for the opportunity to raise the flag and hope together and Robyn T. Emerson for your powerful, wise words and light!

Our annual family tradition - Cleveland baseball! #ourCLe Guardians Fan Club

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How fitting that Coach K’s final game ends in defeat by UNC. 😂💯✊🏽

All those letters in Mike Krzyzewski and there’s still room for one more L.

BBC News Africa The relationship

I know my friends in North America have very different Twitter feeds than mine (and our media would not dare publish this), so I want to show you what others around the world are thinking and feeling re: today's news.

WHO was the QUEEN when the British EMPIRE committed UNSPEAKABLE mass atrocities against Kenyans during the Mau Mau ANTI-COLONIAL liberation struggle (1952-1960)?

Honored to talk about activist storytelling this morning with Amnesty Kenya as they celebrate 10 years of service! Hongera and thank you Amnesty - we stand with you! #AmnestyKEAt10

Thrilled to share @selamandhello is back! On this ep The New York Times East Africa correspondent Abdi Latif Dahir joins me to share his experiences reporting about the Continent as a son of this place. Don’t miss his wisdom, humor, insights & Somali tea recipe! linktr.ee/selamandhello

If you only listen once - listen to this one! Thanks for coming on @selamandhello even if I coerced you Benjamin Piper. You’re my favorite.

Loved every minute of this convo. Thank you @sambayonga for your voice and excellent work!

Mother/son trip from Nairobi, Kenya to WashDC for the #MLSAllStarGame to support Arsenal! Thanks to Arsenal Major League Soccer Target for this amazing experience! Any chance we can meet any players after the game?? Get us closer seats (we are in 117/row35). #comeonyougunners

Ethiopian 🇪🇹 🇺🇸 immigrants, we get the job done! She’s the future of USWNT. Heartbroken for the team, but the future is bright.

Nairobi friends - I’d be honored if you’d join us!

#PublicAlert @selamandhello Lilly Bekele-Piper and I got Candid on Camera What does the bombing of Gaza mean to us as Africans? Drops Wednesday 1 November

Should it not worry us that the white US evangelical minorities are nudging African legislators to pass hate bills against Kenyan sexual minorities? A joint #StandardSettingKE OpEd with Pan-Africanist Bishop Joseph Tolton #NoMoreHateKE standardmedia.co.ke/houghton-irung… or irunguhoughton.org/post/beware-of…

🗨️‘Learning outcomes start early and they last a lifetime’ according to Benjamin Piper Gates Foundation who joined World Bank Education #StartTheStory campaign. Let’s listen to his personal story: wrld.bg/kNtI50QtFEZ