President Obama Meets First Black Miss Israel

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Daniel Estrin of PRI's The World is reporting that during President Obama's visit to Israel, the United States' first black president met Yityish 'Titi'...

VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa

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African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While re-reading, re-imagining  and revisiting his work, we came across this...

Blacks in Cuba Are Still Waiting for the Revolution

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In an op-ed for the New York Times, Afro-Cuban Roberto Zurbano discusses the ongoing struggle with being black in Cuba. In a place where...

Bebo Valdés: Cuban Music Legend Dies

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Patrick Jarenwattananon of NPR is reporting that Cuban music legend Bebo Valdés has died. The iconic pianist, composer and arranger had recently battled pneumonia,...

African Diasporic Films Poised for Success at Cannes Film Festival

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Tambay A. Obenson of IndieWire's Shadow and Act is reporting that 15 films from the African Diaspora are poised for success at the Cannes...

Chinua Achebe: African Literary Giant Dies at 82

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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....

President Obama Makes First Visit to Israel

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Matt Spetalnick and Crispian Balmer of Reuters are reporting that U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, pledging unwavering commitment...

Zimbawe President Mugabe Attends Pope’s Inauguration

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AllAfrica.com is reporting that President Robert Mugabe was in Italy on Tuesday for the inauguration mass for Pope Francis, bypassing a travel ban imposed...

Zimbawe President Mugabe Attends Pope's Inauguration

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AllAfrica.com is reporting that President Robert Mugabe was in Italy on Tuesday for the inauguration mass for Pope Francis, bypassing a travel ban imposed...

Influx of Syrian Refugees Trouble Lebanese

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Justin Salhani of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that tensions are brewing in Lebanon with the influx of Syrian refugees. Initially, the Lebanese...