Nigerian Expats Talk School Girl Abductions, Boko Haram and What’s Next

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Nearly four weeks into the kidnappings of 276 girls in Borno State, Nigeria,  feelings of frustration with Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan's...

Nigeria: First Lady Orders Arrest of ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ Protest Leader

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Al Jazeera is reporting that First Lady Patience Jonathan has accused 'Bring Back Our Girls' protest leaders of fabricating some of the...

Nigeria: President Calls for International Help in Finding Missing School Girls

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Al Jazeera is reporting that Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is reaching out to the international community to help find the missing...

‘Dear White People’: Director Justin Simien Has More Stories to Tell

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Dear White People is the clever feature debut of Houston native-now-Los Angeles-based writer, producer and director Justin Simien. The winner of...

Lupita Nyong’o Named New Face of Lancôme

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Vanity Fair is reporting that Academy award-winning actress and fashion darling Lupita Nyong'o has been named the new face of Lancôme...

Jackie Joyner Kersee and Tamera Young Talk Sexism in Sports

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Title IX prohibits gender discrimination in athletic programs that receive federal funding. Enacted in 1972, the law grants women and girls...

EXCLUSIVE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’: ‘When I’m Writing Fiction, I Feel Free”

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Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, started out as a fun project but evolved into a massive success. The...

Pulitzer Prize Winner Tracy K. Smith Talks ‘Life on Mars’ and the Future

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Tracy K. Smith is one of modern literature’s leading African American poets and creative writing instructors. In 2012, the Falmouth, MA...

Oscar Pistorius Trial: Evidence Tainted by Police Mishandling

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Despite the confession of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year,...

Uganda: Is Anti-Pornography Law Causing Mini-Skirt Harassment?

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On AllAfrica.com, reporting for Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Joseph Elunya is examining the possible link between Uganda's recent passage of an anti-pornography...

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