Tanzanian Plane Crash: Death Toll Rises to 19
A Precision Airline flight carrying 43 passengers including an infant crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land on the lakeside...
Immigration Reform Forces Republicans to Actually Do Their Job
by Devona Walker
Congress is a mess. Due to the elimination of moderates and the ultra conservative hijacking of the Republican party,...
Central African Republic: Nearly One Million People Flee
Azadeh Ansari of CNN is reporting that nearly one million people have fled the Central African Republic which has been mired...
Barbados Political Parties Ready for February Elections
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the two main political parties here have nominated candidates to contest the 30 seats in the...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Rosa Parks
by Nsenga K. Burton
Writing for the Huffington Post, Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City...
Atlanta Film Festival Showcases Films of the African Diaspora
The 39th annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) was a celebration of films from all walks of life. The film festival, which...
Happy Earth Day? First Qtr of 2015 Earth’s Warmest Ever
Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in...
‘Big Brother Africa Postponed’: House Burns Down
AllAfrica.com is reporting that the premiere of Big Brother Africa: HotShots has been postponed due to a house fire. Season 9 of the...
Kenyans Place First in World Cross Country Championships
BBC Sport and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) are reporting that 19-year-old Kenyan Japhet Korir won the World Cross...
Ferguson: Students Return to School Following Brown Funeral
Shantana Stewart of NewsOne.com is reporting that Ferguson school officials have welcomed back students following the internationally televised burial services for unarmed...