Livestream: African Affairs Hearing on Boko Haram and Missing Girls Today at 10 a.m....
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs will be holding a hearing today.#BringBackOurGirls: Addressing the Threat of the Boko Haram...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe and Tsvangirai Feud Over Election Date
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has ordered general elections to be held on July 31, 2013, but his political rival Morgan Tsvangirai...
Battling Over Black Hair
OPINION
by
Cindy Barnes-Thomas
Kids these days with their cornrows, tattoos, sagging pants and piercings—how will they ever get a job if they don’t look respectable? This...
Chicago Gun Violence: Illinois Residents Want National Guard
This post originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
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Black Voters: The Massive Blind Spot in American Politics
OPINION BY DEVONA WALKER
It appears some Republicans are finally talking sense, publicly admitting they need Latino, women, young and gay voters in moving forward.
'Our...
N. Miami Police Use Mug Shots of Black Men as Targets
The blogosphere is ablaze with reports that North Miami Beach police officers actually use mug shots of black men as shooting targets. McNelly Torres...
DR: Haitian Legalization Deadline Has Passed; Now What?
Tensions are high in the Dominican Republic, and communities around the world are watching. The deadline for Dominicans of Haitian descent to produce paperwork...
Spelman College President Dr. Beverly Tatum Talks Racism and Society
Noah Berlatsky of The Atlantic is reporting that Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, the outgoing president of Spelman College, expressed in an interview that racism...
Caribbean: S&P Lowers Credit Rating for Several Countries
Peter Richards of Caribbean 360 gives the lowdown on all of the changes that occurred in the Caribbean that resulted in a bevy of...
Taylor Casey is Missing in the Bahamas: Where is She?
The internet has been buzzing with news of the disappearance of Taylor Casey, 41, a Chicago woman who went missing while attending a yoga...
