Nigeria: Mobil Must Pay Court Ordered $83.4 Million Tax
The Associated Press is reporting that Nigeria's Tax Appeal Tribunal has ordered Mobil Oil Nigeria to pay $83.4 million in education taxes owed from...
Jamaica Poised to Become New Animation Hub
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Jamaica is poised to become a new animation hub. The World Bank is partnering with the Government of Jamaica,...
American Cypher: Mendi + Keith Obadike Talk Race, DNA and Digital Art
Who says black folks don't create digital art? New media artists Mendi + Keith Obadike beg to differ, having worked in the field for well...
Akosua Report: Josephine Baker
"Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak...
Akosua Report: Patricia Roberts Harris
“You do not seem to understand who I am. I am a black woman, the daughter of a dining-car worker. If my life has...
Akosua Report: Remembering Bibliophile Vivian G. Harsh
VIVIAN G. HARSH, Bibliophile
“As a Black bibliophile and collector, Vivian Harsh’s achievements compliment the work of Arthur Schomburg, Jesse Moorland, and others.” -- Reference...
Jonathan Butler: South African Legend Talks Youth and Jazz
When Jonathan Butler was growing up in South Africa, the thought of him becoming a jazz musician during the Apartheid era seemed farfetched --...
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,...
Curacao Party Leader Assassinated
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the leader of the largest political party in Curacao's coalition government was shot dead late Sunday in the Punda...
Puerto Rico: Another University President Resigns
The Associated Press is reporting that Ana Guadalupe, president of the University of Puerto Rico has resigned. Guadalupe is the eleventh university president in...
