’12 Years a Slave’: Northrup’s Descendants to Co-Host Google Hangout
Tina Daunt of the Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the descendants of Solomon Northrup, a free African American, who was kidnapped and taken South...
Barbados: Back Slap Alley Challenges Society; Critiques Domestic Violence
At a time when the Barbados government has just made an about-turn with its policy of free education for its citizens, two recent Barbadian...
EXCLUSIVE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’: ‘When I’m Writing Fiction, I Feel Free”
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, started out as a fun project but evolved into a massive success. The book that combines...
Uganda: NewzBeat Raps News in Luganda and English
Amy Fallon of Inter Press Service is reporting the NewzBeat, a news segment that airs on Uganda's free-to air channel NTV, features hosts/MCs that...
Pulitzer Prize Winner Tracy K. Smith Talks ‘Life on Mars’ and the Future
Tracy K. Smith is one of modern literature’s leading African American poets and creative writing instructors. In 2012, the Falmouth, MA native was awarded...
Rwanda: First-Ever Reality Show ‘Zamuka’ Models Entrepreneurism
Search for Common Ground (SFGC),an international NGO, is hoping to inspire and launch a new generation of young entrepreneurs with Zamuka – the first...
Remembering Stuart Hall: Scholarship Underscored Black Experience
Google search for 'Stuart' and it's interesting what appears. Stuart Weitzman, Stuart, Florida, Stuart Little -- even a nod to the character Stuart from...
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry: ‘The Struggle Continues’
New leaders and activists of today should educate themselves on the past in order to make social change in contemporary America says Tulane University...
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...
Hazing: Incidents at UGA and San Jose State Top News
Mike Morris of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that 11 members of the University of Georgia chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. have...
