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...
Bananas Hurled at Italy's First Black Minister of Integration
CNN.com is reporting that bananas were thrown at Cecile Kyenge, Italy's first black minister of integration. Holly Yan, Lauren Russell and Boriana Milanova of...
Christiane Taubira: France's Justice Minister Subjected to Racist Slurs
Writing for The Root, Breanna Edwards writes that France's Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has been subjected to a slew of racist slurs and insults...
Italy: Jamaican Family Killed in Bridge Collapse
Caribbean 360 is reporting a Jamaican woman, her Italian husband and their 9-year-old daughter were among the victims of a bridge collapse in Genoa...
Knowledge is Power; Not Knowing is Privilege
It has long since been understood that knowledge is power. Women and other subjugated voices have recognized that those who control the world are...
David Frankham's 'Witness: South Sudan' Debuts on HBO
by Christopher A. Daniel
David Frankham takes pride in good storytelling.
His HBO Documentary Series, Witness, takes a candid look at the conflict photojournalists’ quest to...
African Children’s Choir Featured in Documentary ‘Imba Means Sing’
African Children's Choir (ACC) is the subject of an upcoming feature-length documentary, Imba Means Sing. The independent film, shot over two years, chronicles 20...
Zimbawe President Mugabe Attends Pope's Inauguration
AllAfrica.com is reporting that President Robert Mugabe was in Italy on Tuesday for the inauguration mass for Pope Francis, bypassing a travel ban imposed...
Kenyans Place First in World Cross Country Championships
BBC Sport and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) are reporting that 19-year-old Kenyan Japhet Korir won the World Cross Country Championships in...
Venus Williams Clinches Fed Cup Win for USA
In a boost for United States women’s tennis, Venus Williams clinched the Fed Cup World Group Playoff against Sweden by defeating Johanna Larsson 6-3,...
