2013 NCAA Tournament: African Players Help Make March Mad
With the exception of Passover and the Easter holiday, 'March Madness' a.k.a. the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament is quite possibly the...
Gay marriage Johnny Come-Latelys: Political Expediency at Its Finest
Initially, many thought the revolution on gay marriage would not be televised. On second thought, perhaps the revolution will be televised. And “Liked." And...
Mali: Musician Baba Salah Calls for War in Song “Dangay”
https://soundcloud.com/studiomali/baba-salah-the-north-dangay
Yochi J. Dreazen of The Atlantic is reporting that, in Mali, popular musician Baba Salah is using his talent to call for war. Although...
Mali: Musician Baba Salah Calls for War in Song "Dangay"
https://soundcloud.com/studiomali/baba-salah-the-north-dangay
Yochi J. Dreazen of The Atlantic is reporting that, in Mali, popular musician Baba Salah is using his talent to call for war. Although...
‘Invisible Universe’ Documentary Explores Blackness and Science-Fiction
M. Asli Dukan's documentary 'Invisible Universe: A History of Blackness in Speculative Fiction' explores the relationship between the Black body and popular fantasy, horror...
'Invisible Universe' Documentary Explores Blackness and Science-Fiction
M. Asli Dukan's documentary 'Invisible Universe: A History of Blackness in Speculative Fiction' explores the relationship between the Black body and popular fantasy, horror...
Tunisian Rapper Sentenced to Jail for Anti-Cop Lyrics
NSFW (Not Safe for Work - pas sûr pour le travail)
Reuters is reporting that a Tunisian court has sentenced a rap singer to two...
President Obama Meets First Black Miss Israel
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'...
Junot Diaz Wins Sunday Times Short Story Award
Charlotte Williams of TheBookseller.com is reporting that Dominican writer Junot Diaz has added yet another accolade to his dossier. The Pulitzer prize-winning, MacArthur genius...
VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa
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...
