Harvard: Hoax Leads to Four Black Students Being ‘Swatted’ by Police
The Harvard Crimson is reporting four Black students were the victim of a police "swatting" after a hoax gone horribly wrong. "Swatting" is the...
'The Central Park Five' Examines Race and Social Injustice
Meet Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana, Jr. Like Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin and the Jena Six, the five...
Quacquarelli Symonds: University of Cape Town is Africa’s Top University
South Africa Info is reporting that the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings has named the University of Cape Town as Africa's top...
Africa: New Chief of UN Women Says Girls Education Will Help End Poverty
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the new Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equity and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)...
Jazz Legends Jarreau, Lewis and Marsalis Work to Keep Jazz in Schools
by
Christopher A. Daniel
Public schools and universities throughout America are cutting their music and arts programs at a rapid pace due to budget deficits. Thankfully,...
NBAF: Harlem Fine Arts Show Heads to Atlanta
The Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) is America’s flagship art series that spotlights a range of visual works rooted in the African Diaspora. Over...
Mara Brock Akil: ‘Being Mary Jane’ Shows Our Full Humanity
"This is one woman’s story. Sometimes we are saying one thing, but we are living something else. Sometimes we don’t act out something, but...
Battling Over Black Hair
OPINION
by
Cindy Barnes-Thomas
Kids these days with their cornrows, tattoos, sagging pants and piercings—how will they ever get a job if they don’t look respectable? This...
U.S.: Blacks More Likely to Get Less Sleep
Studies on sleep have shown how important it is to get a good night's sleep. Those who sleep for a shorter amount of time...
Angelique Kidjo Talks New Music & Memoir ‘Spirit Rising’
Angelique Kidjo recently released her memoir, Spirit Rising, followed by her 13th album, Eve, simultaneously. Both projects are platforms for the Grammy-winning world music...
