Assata Shakur Added to FBI's Most-Wanted Terrorist List
RJ Cubarrubia of Rolling Stone is reporting that the FBI has placed Joanne Chesimard, known as Assata Shakur, godmother of Tupac Shakur, on their...
Demands for Justice in Ruling of Kendrick Johnson’s Death
Lydia Jennings of WALB News is reporting that the death of Kendrick Johnson, a Georgia teen who was found dead in a rolled up...
Demands for Justice in Ruling of Kendrick Johnson's Death
Lydia Jennings of WALB News is reporting that the death of Kendrick Johnson, a Georgia teen who was found dead in a rolled up...
S.A.: Video of Frail Mandela Causes Outrage
Nick Thompson and Ken Norgaard of CNN are reporting that a video making the rounds featuring a frail and disconnected former president Nelson Mandela...
Akosua Report: Richard Wright
“I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send...
Richie Havens: Folk Singer Dies at 72
Tom Cole of NPR's blog The Record is reporting that folk singer Richie Havens has died of a heart attack today at the age...
Nigerian Emmanuel Ohuabunwa Broke Johns Hopkins Academic Record Last Year
Channels TV is reporting that Nigerian Emmanuel Ohuabunwa graduated last year from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland with a 3.98 GPA, breaking a university...
Akosua Report: Percy Julian
“…may I humbly submit to you, the only thing that has enabled me to do the creative work, was the constant determination: Take Heart:...
Former Turks and Caicos PM Misick Re-Arrested in Brazil
Caribbean 360 is reporting that former Turks and Caicos Prime Minister Michael Misick has been re-arrested in Brazil. The author writes:
"The spokesman for the...
Chadwick Boseman Hits Home Run in 42
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire's editor-in-chief interviewed '42' star Chadwick Boseman about his preparation for the role of a lifetime -- baseball...
