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...
Georgia: Police Sent to Black Homes to Challenge Voting Rights
Fresh from our, "Is it 1816 or 2016" file, multiple news media outlets are reporting the Hancock County Board of Elections and Registration has been...
Marc Morial: Urban League CEO Named Champion for Justice
It humbles National Urban League (NUL) president and CEO Marc H. Morial to hear his name mentioned in the same sentence as baseball legend...
Oscar Pistorius: Judge Masipa Imposes Six Year Sentence
The Guardian, which has been offering live coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial, is reporting the convicted murderer of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was sentenced...
Kenya: Six Killed in Gun Attack on Two Buses
Reuters Africa is reporting at least six people were killed when gunmen sprayed two buses with bullets on Friday in Kenya's Mandera county on...
Kenya: Anal ‘Gay Tests’ Ruled Legal
BBC News is reporting a Kenyan High Court has dismissed a case challenging the legality of anal tests as proof of homosexuality. The author...
#JusticeforHarambe: The Wagons Circle Around Black Family
A couple's son is missing in Japan (right now) because they left him in the wilderness to teach him a lesson, but folks want...
BREAKING: Officer Found Not Guilty in Freddie Gray Death
CBS Local (Baltimore) is reporting arresting officer Edward Nero has been found not guilty
on all counts by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams Monday...
Egypt: Court Recommends Death for Journalists
Reuters Africa is reporting an Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for three journalists and three others charged with endangering national security...
The Last Laugh: Black Women’s Book Club Wins
Brendan O'Brien of Reuters is reporting 11 women have reached a settlement with a California wine train company they sued for $11 million for...
