Akosua Report: Huey P. Newton
"My foes have called me bum, hoodlum, criminal. Some have even called me n*****. I imagine now they'll at least have to call me...
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry: ‘The Struggle Continues’
New leaders and activists of today should educate themselves on the past in order to make social change in contemporary America says Tulane University...
Democratic Republic of Congo Leader Ntaganda in Hague Court
BBC News Africa is reporting that former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda is appearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Ntaganda is...
Angelique Kidjo Talks New Music & Memoir ‘Spirit Rising’
Angelique Kidjo recently released her memoir, Spirit Rising, followed by her 13th album, Eve, simultaneously. Both projects are platforms for the Grammy-winning world music...
MLK Children at Odds: Sons Want to Sell Nobel Peace Prize and Bible
In "What in the Hell" news, the blogosphere is buzzing with news that the children of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
Akosua Report: Percussionist Max Roach
“…the community was just fraught with music. You could walk down the street; You heard people singing; you heard people playin’. Duke Ellington says...
Mamphela Ramphele Candidacy in Peril; Quits Pact
David Smith of The Guardian is reporting that Mamphela Ramphele, the woman thought to be South Africa's first female presidential candidate who could challenge...
Iconic 1968 Olympian Tommie Smith: ‘Silence is Golden’
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, gold medal sprinter Dr. Tommie Smith and bronze medalist Dr. John Carlos made a “Silent Gesture”...
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...
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...
