by Nsenga K. Burton While the free world is fixated on Superbowl XLVII, another major sporting event is taking place — the Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as CAN (French for Coupe d’Afrique des Nations) and the...
by Akosua Lowery “…historians had underestimated the socio-historical impact of the black athlete in black American life. But the truth is that the psychic value of success in sports was and is higher in the black community than a...
by Devona Walker Congress is a mess. Due to the elimination of moderates and the ultra conservative hijacking of the Republican party, Congress continues to be a certified mess. But here’s the good thing. Tea Partiers have so alie...
by Christopher A. Daniel Black love and relationships have been strictly heterosexual in society and pop culture. With the Patrik-Ian Polk-developed Logo dramedy Noah’s Arc, Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Frank Oce...
by Christopher A. Daniel Black love and relationships have been strictly heterosexual in society and pop culture. With the Patrik-Ian Polk-developed Logo dramedy Noah’s Arc, Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Frank Oce...
by Akosua Lowery Arturo Alfonso Schomburg “History must restore what slavery took away from the Negro, his glorious past to act as stimulation for inspiration for him. Pride of race is the antidote for prejudice” – Arturo Sc...
by Chad U. Jones In the spirit of MLK Day this week, the DREAMers — the relentless caste of undocumented, first-generation, young Americans who are pursuing higher education against odds of deportation — are among th...
by Chad U. Jones In the spirit of MLK Day this week, the DREAMers — the relentless caste of undocumented, first-generation, young Americans who are pursuing higher education against odds of deportation — are among the ...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that prosecutors at the ongoing appeal hearing of ex-president Charles Taylor have asked judges of the UN backed Special Court for Sierra Leone to lengthen his prison sentence by 30 more years. Al...
by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. If you’re familiar with the term, “Renaissance Man,” then the name Paul Robeson is not news to you. The son of an escaped United States slave, Robeson was a tremendous athlete, scholar,...