Google.org recently pledged to double its $1 million contribution to further support the innovative social justice and community engagement work of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Based in Montgomery, Ala. EJI, in partnership ...
Perri Konecky of Pop Sugar is reporting nail company Orly has launched a new line #HalalPaint that makes “breathable” nail polish so Muslim women can wear nail polish. The line which is created by Muslim women for Musl...
Eric Sturgis of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting Bill Taggart, Morehouse College’s interim president, has died. Sturgis reports: “The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told The Atlanta Journal-Consti...
Crispian Balmer of Reuters Africa is reporting migrant boats that typically land in Sicily will be banned during the 43rd G7 being held May 26-27 in Taormina (ME). The main G7 countries include Canada, United States of America, Un...
Writing for The Root, The Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., discusses the growing number of cases of black girls being punished at school for wearing natural hair styles. Dr. Burton calls o...
Africa.com has done a great service for travelers who may find themselves in one of the continents 54 countries by creating a Top 10 list of greetings in Africa’s most used languages. The top 10 languages spoken other than E...
The lights on the infamous Las Vegas strip were not all that shone brightly last week. In addition to serving as an advocacy group for American broadcasters, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) touts the largest forum o...
In an article entitled, “Dark Skin Tones and Skin Cancer: What You Need to Know,” on Skincancer.org, the author writes: “People who have dark skin tones often believe they’re not at risk for skin cancer, b...
Reuters Africa is reporting South African president Jacob Zuma has signed an anti money-laundering bill FICA, which allows increased scrutiny of the bank accounts of ‘prominent individuals.’ Zuma, who has been under fi...
Documentary filmmakers Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin anticipate one day doing less and less interviews about their work. The chatty cinematic pair would much rather concentrate on acknowledging how their films inspire people or mobili...
