Kenya: At Least 39 Dead in Mall Attack; 150 injured
MSN is reporting that at least 39 people, including members of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, were killed during an attack at...
Bebo Valdés: Cuban Music Legend Dies
Patrick Jarenwattananon of NPR is reporting that Cuban music legend Bebo Valdés has died. The iconic pianist, composer and arranger had...
Cuba Leads Fight Against Ebola
Monica Mark of The Guardian UK is reporting that out of all nations, Cuba has sent the largest medical force to...
UN Votes on Landmark Arms Trade Regulation Treaty
Colum Lynch of The Washington Post is reporting that the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday voted in favor of a...
Akosua Report: Joseph Hayne Rainey
“If the colored people of South Carolina had been accorded the same advantages—if they had had the same wealth and surroundings...
Mali: Prime Minister Diarra Forced to Resign
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The Associated Press is reporting that Mali's Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra, 60, has been arrested and forced to resign. Diarra...
Amma Asante: ‘I’m About Putting Smart Women On-Screen’
British filmmaker and writer Amma Asante thinks visual storytelling can promote sisterhood and create strong communities that extend beyond the film...
Zimbawe President Mugabe Attends Pope's Inauguration
AllAfrica.com is reporting that President Robert Mugabe was in Italy on Tuesday for the inauguration mass for Pope Francis, bypassing a...
VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa
African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While re-reading, re-imagining and revisiting his work, we...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Continues Centennial Celebration
The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will be hosting their 51st national convention in Washington, DC this weekend as part...