Nelson Mandela in Critical Condition
Media outlets are reporting that former South African President and anti-Apartheid activist Nelson Mandela is in critical condition. President Jacob Zuma,...
10 African Tech Leaders to Follow on Twitter
CNN is reporting what we've always known, Africa is undergoing a technical revolution that is producing African tech voices that need...
Libya: Bodies of Deceased ‘Migrants’ Wash Ashore
Lindsay Isaac of CNN is reporting the bodies of deceased 'migrants' are washing ashore on Libya's beaches. The bodies of those...
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Suspends Son Over Corruption Claim
Alphonso Toweh of The Mail & Guardian is reporting that Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has suspended her son Charles from his...
Sudan: Court-Ordered Amputations Cause Stir Among Rights Groups
written by Kaitlin Higgins
Ulf Laessing of Reuters is reporting that a court in Khartoum, Sudan ordered the amputation of a convicted...
South Africa: Arrests Made in Soweto Protests
IOL News is reporting that arrests have been made in Protea Glen south Soweto due to service delivery protests. Four more...
‘Black Women OWN The Conversation’ Premieres TONIGHT
Following "OWN and P&G Present: Widen The Screen - A Fuller View of Black Life," a special two-hour episode of "Black...
Mali: Islamist Rebels Seize Diabaly
The BBC is reporting that Islamist fighters in Mali have seized a town in government-controlled territory amid a military intervention by...
OITNB: Uzo Aduba Wins First Emmy
Michael O'Connell and Bryn Elise Sandberg of The Hollywood Reporter are reporting that Orange is the New Black's Uzo Aduba has...
South Carolina: Confederate Flag Comes Down
CNN and other networks broadcast the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capit0l in Columbia, South Carolina today at...