Michael Brown: 32 People Arrested Following Ferguson Uprisings
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that 32 people were arrested following uprisings by crowds protesting the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Brown was shot...
EBOLA: President Obama Approves Use of Experimental Drug for Liberia
Reuters is reporting that the White House and the United States Food and Drug Administration have approved the request for sample doses of an experimental...
Tech Racism?: App to Avoid Black Neighborhoods Launches Today
Writing for ValleyWag, Sam Biddle reports that yet another app to avoid black and brown neighborhoods is launching today.
SketchFactor, an app designed to help...
Japan Attempts to Recover Influence in Brazil
Bloomberg is reporting that the country of Japan is attempting to recover its influence in the country of Brazil.
Juan Pable Spinetto of Bloomberg reports:
"In the...
Caribbean Travelers: U.S. Streamlines Customs Process
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has issued a new customs declaration form “in print and...
Kendrick Johnson: Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
CNN.com is reporting that the family of Kendrick Johnson is taking wrongful death legal action against school officials in the suspcious death of their...
Iconic Jazz Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and Theo Croker: A Dynamic Duo
If jazz musicians are like one big happy family, then Dee Dee Bridgewater would certainly be the protective big sister over her younger siblings.
The...
Chicago Gun Violence: Illinois Residents Want National Guard
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African American Families: Balancing Business and Family
On a summer evening, Karen Tappin pulls up to collect her 6-year old daughter from a full day of African, tap, ballet, and hip-hop...
Cameroon: Boko Haram Kidnaps Vice Prime Minister’s Wife
Tansa Musa of Reuters Africa is reporting that Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister and killed at least...
