Integration of Wild Foods Into Diets Could Help Combat Malnutrition
AllAfrica.com has published a report from IRIN detailing the often unknown benefits of wild forest foods and fruits in combatting malnutrition...
Breaking: Explosion at Colorado Springs NAACP Headquarters
Jesse Paul of the Denver Post is reporting that an improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a...
Tech Racism?: App to Avoid Black Neighborhoods Launches Today
Writing for ValleyWag, Sam Biddle reports that yet another app to avoid black and brown neighborhoods is launching today.
SketchFactor, an app...
Erika Alexander Finds ‘Good Trouble’ with John Lewis Documentary
Erika Alexander is probably best remembered as attorney-at-law Maxine Shaw from the 1990s classic television series, “Living Single” (Fox) and as...
Sudan: Court-Ordered Amputations Cause Stir Among Rights Groups
written by Kaitlin Higgins
Ulf Laessing of Reuters is reporting that a court in Khartoum, Sudan ordered the amputation of a convicted...
Mauree Turner: First Queer Black Muslim State Legislator Elected
The 2020 Election season has brought about a number of firsts. In addition to having Kamala Harris elected the first Black...
‘Reading Rainbow’: LeVar Burton Raises $1M in 24 Hours
Kirthana Ramisetti of The Daily News is reporting that iconic actor LeVar Burton has reached his goal of raising $1 million...
Ivory Coast: President Ouattara Dissolves Gov't Over Marriage Law
The BBC is reporting that President Alassane Ouattara has dissolved the government due to a fight over a change in the...
Nigeria: Boko Haram Camps Attacked; 17 Dead
BBC Africa is reporting that Nigeria's military has killed 17 insurgents in an attack on two training camps belonging to the...
Somalia: U.S. Re-Establishes Permanent Diplomatic Presence
Eli Watkins and Jennifer Hansler of CNN are reporting the U.S. State Department has re-established a diplomatic presence in Somalia, three...