ICC Case Against Kenya’s President-Elect Still On
Judie Kaberia of AllAfrica.com is reporting that International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda maintains that the decision to drop charges against former head...
Bree Newsome: Arrested for Scaling SC Statehouse
USA Today is reporting that Bree Newsome, a black female activist, climbed a flagpole Saturday in Columbia, S.C., and briefly removed a controversial Confederate...
Congo: Security Forces Kill 34 in Anti-Kabila Protests
Reuters Africa is reporting security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 people during protests this week against President Joseph Kabila's...
#BlackLivesMatter Protesters Shut Down Democratic Hopefuls
News One is reporting Black Lives Matter founder Patriss Cullors lead a protest at Netroots Nation in Phoenix, Arizona, effectively shutting down the speeches...
Somalia's New President Survives Assassination Attempt
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ZeeNews.com is reporting that Somalia's newly elected president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who survived an assassination attempt two days after being elected, was inaugurated Sunday in...
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 Shakur. Singleton worked...
Best Valentine’s Day Gift Ever: De La Soul Makes Entire Catalog Free
How lovely is it that Valentines Day 2014 coincides with the 25th anniversary of the release of De La Soul's legendary debut opus 3...
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...
Nsenga Burton Talks Baltimore on CCTV
Speaking with CCTV America's Mike Walter, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. discusses the uprisings in Baltimore and the socio-economic...
South Sudan: 60,000 People Flee to Escape Violence
Deborah Bloom of CNN Africa is reporting 60,000 people, mostly women and children, are fleeing South Sudan into neighboring countries to escape violence. Reportedly...
