Akosua Report: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
“The miscegenation laws of the South only operate against the legitimate union of the races; they leave the white man free...
President Obama Meets First Black Miss Israel
Daniel Estrin of PRI's The World is reporting that during President Obama's visit to Israel, the United States' first black president...
Junot Diaz Wins Sunday Times Short Story Award
Charlotte Williams of TheBookseller.com is reporting that Dominican writer Junot Diaz has added yet another accolade to his dossier. The Pulitzer...
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...
Akosua Report: Stephanie Mills
“I've been up and I've been down
, until you helped me put my feet on solid ground
; I've been rich and...
Chinua Achebe: African Literary Giant Dies at 82
Jonathan Kandell of the New York Times is reporting that literary great Chinua Achebe has died after a brief illness. Kandell...
Lianne La Havas Talks Musical Journey: ‘There’s Art in Me’
At first glance, Lianne La Havas' Instagram and website show photos of her audience. Even more impressive, after her shows, she...
Lianne La Havas Talks Musical Journey: 'There's Art in Me'
At first glance, Lianne La Havas' Instagram and website show photos of her audience. Even more impressive, after her shows, she...
StereoTypes: Are You French or African?
(Not Safe For Work- profanity)
StereoTypes host Ryan Hall hits the streets of Paris to find out what it's like to...
Nicholas Kristof on ‘Half the Sky,’ Impact of Women on Development
As a storyteller—in his journalism as well as in his books—it would be unfitting if Nicholas Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New...