bell hooks: Womanist, Activist and Intellectual Giant Dies at 69
Linda Blackford of the Lexington Herald-Ledger is reporting world renowned scholar, activist, womanist, professor and public intellectual bell hooks has died...
Breaking: Open Letter to Hannah Jones Written Under Pseudonym
The open letter to recently appointed Howard University (HU) Knight Chair Professor Nikole Hannah Jones is making noise again as it...
Oprah Winfrey: Will Deliver Virtual 2020 Commencement Address
You may recall two weeks ago, using the social media platform Twitter, a student asked former president Barack Obama to deliver...
Oprah: Makes $1.1 Million Donation to UNCF Charlotte
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey made a $1.1 million contribution to UNCF Charlotte as part of the 17th Annual Maya Angelou Women...
African Diaspora: New Year’s Eve Traditions
In a photo gallery, Chantal Martineau of the Huffington Post shares different New Year's Eve traditions that occur throughout the African...
Barbados: University CEO Venkat Rao Arrested for Fraud
Caribbean 360 is reporting Gopi Venkat Rao, the head of Washington University's Medical School (Barbados) has been arrested for allegedly stealing...
Breaking: Morehouse College Interim President Taggart Dies
Eric Sturgis of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting Bill Taggart, Morehouse College's interim president, has died. Sturgis reports:
"The Fulton County...
Rihanna Makes it to Harvard: Receives Humanitarian Award
Pop superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty was awarded the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award on March...
South Africa: E-Learning to Help Bridge Access Gap
Tom Jackson of the BBC is reporting South Africa will make use of digital tools to help ensure access to primary school...
Howard U: School of Communications to Be Named for Cathy Hughes
The Hilltop Online is reporting Howard University's School of Communications will change its name to honor legendary broadcaster Cathy Hughes. The...