Somalia: New Report Details Abuses Against Internally Displaced

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BBC Africa is reporting that Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report, titled Hostages of the Gatekeepers, detailing information on the abuse of...

Akosua Report: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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“The miscegenation laws of the South only operate against the legitimate union of the races; they leave the white man free to seduce all...

President Obama Meets First Black Miss Israel

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Daniel Estrin of PRI's The World is reporting that during President Obama's visit to Israel, the United States' first black president met Yityish 'Titi'...

Junot Diaz Wins Sunday Times Short Story Award

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Charlotte Williams of TheBookseller.com is reporting that Dominican writer Junot Diaz has added yet another accolade to his dossier. The Pulitzer prize-winning, MacArthur genius...

VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa

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African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While re-reading, re-imagining  and revisiting his work, we came across this...

Akosua Report: Stephanie Mills

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“I've been up and I've been down
, until you helped me put my feet on solid ground
; I've been rich and I've been poor,...

Chinua Achebe: African Literary Giant Dies at 82

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Jonathan Kandell of the New York Times is reporting that literary great Chinua Achebe has died after a brief illness. Kandell writes: "Besides novels, Mr....

Lianne La Havas Talks Musical Journey: ‘There’s Art in Me’

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At first glance, Lianne La Havas' Instagram and website show photos of her audience. Even more impressive, after her shows, she takes pride in...

Lianne La Havas Talks Musical Journey: 'There's Art in Me'

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At first glance, Lianne La Havas' Instagram and website show photos of her audience. Even more impressive, after her shows, she takes pride in...

StereoTypes: Are You French or African?

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(Not Safe For Work- profanity) StereoTypes host Ryan Hall hits the streets of Paris to find out what it's like to be black in...