Is Gay ‘The New Black?’ Award-Winning Filmmaker Yoruba Richen Answers
Yoruba Richen is the delightful, thought-provoking director, producer and writer behind the critically acclaimed documentary, 'The New Black.' Her 75-minute intimate portrait offers cinematic...
Jamaica: Fifth Grade Students to Run Businesses
Karim Smith of the Jamaica Observer is reporting that Jamaica will have a Junior Achievement Biztown (JA Biztown), a model business town in which...
Rwanda: Orphaned Siblings Reunite to Build Rwandan ‘Craigslist’
Teo Kermeliotis and Jessica Ellis of CNN are reporting that Chance Tubane and Patience Nduwawe, siblings who were orphaned during the Rwandan genocide in...
Sochi 2014: Sochi Mayor Says No Gay People Here
BBC News is reporting that Anatoly Pakhomov, mayor of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, has said that no gay people live in...
How Kenyan Olympic Skier Philip Boit Became an Icon
In a feature story for BBC News, Maddy Savage chronicles the friendship of Kenyan Olympic skier Philip Boit and Norwegian skiing icon Bjorn Daehlie....
15 African Tech Startups to Watch in 2014
Toby Shapshack of Stuff Magazine, has compiled a list of 15 African Tech Startups to watch for CNN International. Shapshak is a technology journalist...
Richard Vos: Comedian Talks Black Audiences and Making History
Rich Vos made history as the first white comic to perform on HBO's hit series Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. The 56-year-old is one...
South Africa: Largest Trade Union in Platinum Sector on Strike
BBC News Africa is reporting that members of the Association of Miners and Construction Trade Union (AMCU) are on strike. AMCU, which is the...
BBC Presenter and Journalist Komla Dumor Dies at 41
Referred to as the 'face and voice of Africa,' BBC presenter Komla Dumor has died of a heart attack. In an effort to rebuff...
Africa: CAR Appoints Catherine Samba-Panza Interim President
AlJazeera is reporting that the Central African Republic (CAR) has appointed the mayor of Bangui Catherine Samba-Panza to be interim president, as the European...
