Kenya: ICC Drops Charges Against Kenyatta's Co-Accused
BBC Africa is reporting that the International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped charges against Francis Muthaura. Muthaura had been accused of crimes...
China and Nigeria: $1.1 Billion Reasons to Pay Attention
The New York Times is reporting that China is offering Nigeria $1.1 billion in loans to help build airport terminals, a light...
A Kofi Awoonor Poem: ‘We Have Found a New Land’
We Have Found a New Land by Kofi Awoonor
The smart professionals in three piece
Sweating away their humanity in dribblets
And...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Nobel Peace Prize Winning Anti-Apartheid Activist Dies
The world is mourning the loss of anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu. Tutu, who had...
Five African Countries Celebrate the Female Condom
Today is Global Female Condom day and many countries, organizations and institutions are celebrating the existence of the female condom. Zimbawe,...
South Africa: White Farmer Kills Three Black Schoolchildren
South Africans and the internet are in an uproar over reports a White South African farmer ran over and killed three...
'Deception' and 'Soul Food Junkies': Must-See TV
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by Nsenga K. Burton
Must-see Thursdays has turned into Must-see Mondays for the African Diaspora. NBC's 'Deception' starring Meagan Good and Laz...
'Shadeism': Colorism in the Muslim Diaspora
Writing for Aquila Style, writer Fatimah Jackson-Best explores the complicated issue of 'shadeism', commonly known as 'colorism' in the Muslim Diaspora....
‘Enter the Dragon’ Actor and Martial Artist Jim Kelly Dies
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is reporting that iconic martial artist and actor Jim Kelly has died.
THR staff writes:
"Jim Kelly, a martial...
Mandela is Home: Hero's Body Cheered at Qunu Arrival
Ed Cropley of Arise TV is reporting that local residents cheered the arrival of the body of Nelson Mandela when it...






