Sudan: Facts About the African Nation in Crisis
The North African Country of Sudan is in crisis. After the forced and successful removal of president Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled with an...
Somalia’s Parliament Voting for New President
BBC News is reporting that Somalia's parliament is in the midst of electing a new president in another step to end a decades long...
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Premieres Tonight
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)'s world premiere of the one of a kind public television series AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, will air tonight...
Somi: Grammy-Nominated Int’l Artist Releases New Album Honoring Makeba
Grammy-nominated International Artist Somi has released a new album honoring legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba. The album is entitled Zenzile: The Reimagination of...
Liberia: Officials Who Left During Ebola Crisis Ousted
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the dismissal of some senior and junior level cabinet members that left the...
2014 Oscars: Lupita Nyong’o Wins Best Supporting Actress for ’12 Years a Slave’
“May it remind me and every child that wherever you’re from, your dreams are valid.” — Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o
Lupiat Nyong'o won the...
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 writes:
"Besides novels, Mr....
Young Guru Talks Music: ‘Era of the Engineer’
The digital age has led many people to think it only takes a MacBook and GarageBand to make quality sound recordings.
Young Guru says there’s...
Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail in Murder Trial
Phillip de Wet of South Africa’s Mail & Guardian is reporting that Olympian and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail on his fourth...
Usher's New Look: Helps Young People Become Leaders
by Christopher A. Daniel
Black pop megastars (or lack thereof) are frequently targeted in mass media. Their success and fame is often the result of controversy,...
