The Mail & Guardian is reporting that the African Union is calling for all travel bans related to the Ebola affected member states to be lifted. AU Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has stressed that the ban has hampered econ...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli government of forcing thousands of African asylum seekers to return home where they face abuse, imprisonment and possibly torture. Many of the asylum seeke...
Black music scenes in America have always been characterized as having a specific “sound.” Scenes, or cities, such as Detroit, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Miami have each spawned a wealth of performers as ...
BBC News Latin America is reporting that Brazil has fallen into a recession just one month before the general election. This information does not bode well for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff who is trailing in the polls to new...
BBC Africa is reporting that a four-week strike in South Africa has come to an end after the country’s largest trade union reached a deal with employers. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said its 22...
On a summer evening, Karen Tappin pulls up to collect her 6-year old daughter from a full day of African, tap, ballet, and hip-hop dance classes. Fresh from a speaking engagement, the Brooklyn native and founder of hair and body c...
The bidding war has begun. Apparently, Donald Sterling’s estranged wife has been quite busy. She allegedly met with billionaire Antony Ressler last week at a Malibu restaurant. Then she met this week at her Malibu estate with oust...
Aljazeera is reporting that Egypt’s presidential election has entered a second and final day, with former army chief Abdel Fatah el-Sisi expected to emerge as the country’s next president. At many polling stations fema...
Chicago Bears wide received Brandon Marshall has signed a $30 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears. Marshall, who says he “may” retire as a Bear, signed the contract during an appearance on ABC’s ...
BBC News Africa is reporting that formal agreements for plans to build a new railway line in East Africa with Chinese help have been signed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The railway will run from Mombasa to Nairobi and will e...