Knowledge is Power; Not Knowing is Privilege

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It has long since been understood that knowledge is power. Women and other subjugated voices have recognized that those who control the world are...

Akosua Report: Miriam Makeba

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"I ask you and all the leaders of the world, would you act differently, would you keep silent and do nothing if you were...

South Africa: S.A. Police Drag Taxi Driver Who Eventually Dies

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****WARNING - NOT SAFE FOR WORK (NSFW) or APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 17 Yahoo News is reporting that a Mozambican man South African police...

Great Britain: Slave-owners Given Huge Payouts After Abolition

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written by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. When many people speak of slavery reparations, they debate the merit of whether descendants of slaves should actually receive...

Serena Williams Returns to No.1

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  Written by Benjamin Snyder Serena Williams reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in over two years on Monday after an emotional...

R&B Legends ‘The Temptations’ Lose Another Member

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  The Urban Daily is reporting that the legendary R&B group the Temptations has lost another member. You may recall last week, Damon "Otis" Harris,...

R&B Legends 'The Temptations' Lose Another Member

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  The Urban Daily is reporting that the legendary R&B group the Temptations has lost another member. You may recall last week, Damon "Otis" Harris,...

Sudan: Court-Ordered Amputations Cause Stir Among Rights Groups

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written by Kaitlin Higgins Ulf Laessing of Reuters is reporting that a court in Khartoum, Sudan ordered the amputation of a convicted robber's hand and...

Africa Shafted: Under One Roof

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPrT5Z987cs written by Kaitlin Higgins Goucher College hosted this year's Baltimore African Film Festival from Feb. 22 to 24. The festival's lineup included an afternoon's worth...

New York City: Slavery Math Questions Cause Stir

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  MSN News is reporting that parents, teachers and administrators are in an uproar over a New York City teacher's poor decision to give a...