Shadow and Act's Tambay Obenson is Not Impressed
If you haven't gotten the memo yet, please stop sending Shadow and Act's founder and editor-in-chief Tambay A. Obenson articles about black cinema written...
Nigeria: Anti-LGBTI Bill Passed; Will President Jonathan Veto?
Writing for AllAfrica.com, Amnesty International has called on Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan to veto a Same Sex Marriage prohibition bill that was passed on...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Says He Will Abide by Election Ruling
BBC Africa is reporting that Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has said that he will abide by a Zimbabwean constitutional court ruling that elections should...
Ethiopia: Thousands Protest Human Rights Abuses
AllAfrica.com is reporting that thousands of Ethiopians in Addis Ababa protested against the ruling party on Sunday in an effort to ensure human rights...
Black Music News: Toots Hibbert, Marvin Junior and Clarence Burke
This week has been pretty eventful for black music. Common lore suggests that bad things happen in threes. This week, the music world lost...
Quincy Jones Curates Concert to Help Cure Cancer
From the African village and church to juke joints and neighborhood parks, people of color have been privileged historically with producing music as a...
Mali Elections are Scheduled for July 28
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Mali has scheduled elections for July 28, 2013. Mali has been in a state of turmoil since the ouster of President...
Uganda: Protests Over Closing of Independent Newspapers by Armed Police
Mail&Guardian is reporting that Ugandan police fired tear gas at journalists protesting the closing of key independent media in Uganda. The author writes:
"Riot police...
Akosua Report: Remembering Bibliophile Vivian G. Harsh
VIVIAN G. HARSH, Bibliophile
“As a Black bibliophile and collector, Vivian Harsh’s achievements compliment the work of Arthur Schomburg, Jesse Moorland, and others.” -- Reference...
Jonathan Butler: South African Legend Talks Youth and Jazz
When Jonathan Butler was growing up in South Africa, the thought of him becoming a jazz musician during the Apartheid era seemed farfetched --...
