Three Americans Receive Legion of Honor Award
Faith Karimi of CNN is reporting three Americans Anthony Sadler, Alex Skarlatos, Spencer Stone along with a French National and Briton,...
Akosua Report: Patrice Émery Lumumba
by Akosua Lowery
Patrice Émery Lumumba
“Lumumba the greatest Black man who ever walked the African continent. He didn’t fear anybody. He...
Boris Kodjoe Produces 2013 Soul Train Awards
"Let's go!" barks Boris Kodjoe as he leads his entourage to a backstage service elevator of the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas,...
EXCLUSIVE: Billy Cobham Talks 40th Anniversary of Seminal LP ‘Spectrum’
This year marks the 40th anniversary of drummer Billy Cobham's debut LP, Spectrum. Originally released in October 1973 on Atlantic Records,...
Josephine Baker to Receive France’s Highest Honor
The internet is buzzing with news iconic performer, civil rights activist and spy for the French resistance during WWII, Josephine Baker,...
Pope Francis Publicly Addresses Sex Abuse in Catholic Church
According to the BBC, Pope Francis addressed for the first time in public the topic of sex abuse within the Church,...
Akosua Report: Josephine Baker
When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually...
Akosua Report: Alain Locke
"Negro life is not only establishing new contacts and founding new centers, it is finding a new soul. There is a...