South Africa: Black Girls Protest Discriminatory Hair Policies
AllAfrica.com is reporting black girls in Pretoria, South Africa are protesting rules about hair styles allowed at school, which they say ban natural hairstyles...
Akosua Report: Joel Augustus Rogers
"Intellect, whether of civilized or uncivilized humanity, as you know, sir, is elastic in quality. That is, primitive man when transplanted to civilization not...
Emmett Till: Burial Casket Donated to Smithsonian
Writing for Smithsonian Magazine, Abby Callard is reporting that the family of murdered teen Emmett Till has donated the casket in which he was...
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Lauded for Business Success
by Christopher A. Daniel
(December 5, 2012 - Atlanta) On December 1, the retired Los Angeles Laker and business visionary Earvin 'Magic' Johnson was awarded...
FAMU Hazing Trial Starts Today
Mike Schneider of the Associated Press is reporting that the trial of four members of Florida A&M's marching band charged with felony hazing and...
Loretta Lynch Expected to be Next Attorney General
CNN is reporting that President Obama has nominated Loretta Lynch to be the next United States Attorney General. If confirmed, Lynch will succeed U.S....
America, You're Killing Me: Media Coverage Must Improve
written by Devona Walker
While CNN ran 24-hour coverage of the “Bags of Poop” boat stuck in the ocean, MSNBC obsessed over Marco Rubio’s unquenchable...
Kenya: Women Nominees to Break Glass Ceiling
Brian Ngugi of AllAfrica.com is reporting that Kenya's nominees for cabinet secretary positions include an unprecedented number of women. Six out of 18 nominees are women,...
Voter Suppression: What You Need to Know
OPINION
by M.E. Bronson
In the wake of the record turnout in 2008 by traditionally Democratic voters, Republican-led state legislatures made election reform one of their highest...
Cameroon: Men Jailed for ‘Looking Gay’ Released
The Associated Press is reporting that a Cameroonian court has overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced for five years in prison...
