Bahamas: Voters Say No to Gender Equality Laws
Caribbean 360 is reporting Bahamanian voters voted against a Constitutional amendment, which would have updated Article 26 and made it unconstitutional...
Akosua Report: Paul Yaw Boateng
“…young people -- who all too often are not heard in our society-- young people at risk and young people in...
Cayman Islands: Premier McKeeva Bush Removed From Office
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Premier McKeeva Bush has been removed from office after a vote of no confidence by lawmakers...
Black Hollywood Unites for ‘Lets Show Up and Vote’ PSA
Members of Black Hollywood came together to launch a Public Service Announcement urging people of color to go out and vote on...
Ghana: Students & Pols Protest U.S. Security Deal
Thomas Naadi of BBC Africa is reporting students and politicians are joining forces to protest against a security cooperation agreement with...
Akosua Report: Lincoln MacCauley Alexander
by Akosua Lowery
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander
“He was already a trailblazer, working as a lawyer in Hamilton — one of the first black...
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,...
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...
‘Searching for Shaniqua’: Documentary Asks What’s in a Black Name?
Writing for The Root, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. interviewed filmmaker Phill Branch about his upcoming...
U.S. Immigration Reform Bill Passes Major Test
CBS News is reporting that far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the...
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