Nigeria: Kidnapped US and Canadian Citizens Released
BBC Africa is reporting two American and two Canadian citizens kidnapped Wednesday, January 17 have been released by their captors. The...
Great Britain: Slave-owners Given Huge Payouts After Abolition
written by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D.
When many people speak of slavery reparations, they debate the merit of whether descendants of slaves...
Alex Haley: Queen Haley’s Headstone Defaced
Tyler Whetstone of the Jackson Sun is reporting that the headstone of a relative of the celebrated author and historian Alex...
John Singleton Will Direct Tupac Shakur Biopic
Gerrick D. Kennedy of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that John Singleton will direct a biopic on legendary rapper Tupac...
Thabo Sefolosha: ATL Hawks Guard Found Not Guilty
Writing for The Nation, Dave Zirin examines the seven things that we learned from Thabo Sefolosha, the Atlanta Hawks guard whose...
Kendrick Johnson: Local and Federal Investigations Continue
Victor Blackwell of CNN is reporting that the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office conducted interviews this month into the death of Kendrick...
Educating Black Kids: Obama's White House Initiative Offers Hope
OPINION
by
Dr. Rema Reynolds
During his speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), President Obama talked passionately about education. He stated, “No parent...
10 Ways to Celebrate Mandela Day & 91 Minutes of Mandela Challenge
USA Today is giving readers ten ways to celebrate Mandela Day, which started in 2009 when civil rights icon and activist...
Brittney Griner: More Troubling Details Emerge as Trial Resumes
UPDATE: Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison. The WNBA legend is planning to appeal her sentence.
Brittney Griner's trial...
ACLU Names First Black President in 101-Year History
The ACLU has appointed Deborah Archer, a New York University (NYU) law professor and former assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal...
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