Obama's Visit To Africa: Tell Remaining Dictators 'Your Lease Is Up. Get Out...
[Publisher's Comment]In about one week President Barack Obama will visit the African continent, making stops in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.If he's to offer just one advice, it must be to tell...
View ArticlePresident Obama: 'Africans Don't Need Handouts, They Want End To Tyranny'
Four years ago, Obama delivered a rousing address to Ghana's Parliament that was meant for the entire continent. He called for an end to life-presidency in African countries and announced that the U.S....
View ArticleNigerian Cab Driver Brutally Murdered In Brooklyn
Orji: “He was a very dedicated, loving father”In Brooklyn, Police are searching for two people wanted in connection with the stabbing death of Uro Ama Orji, 54, who was stabbed in the eye with an...
View ArticleHow The World Continues To Exploit Congo
One of my memorable experiences occurred recently on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, in Burundi.On one side of the lake was the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and on the other side were the majestic...
View ArticleMiguel Garcia's Brutal Destruction Of Juan Manuel Lopez
Despite not complying with the contractual weight agreement of 126 pounds and having to lose his title even before entering the ring, then feeling sick and also vomiting before the fight, Miguel Angel...
View ArticleJesse Jackson To Join Ron Daniels And Others At Major White House Protest...
[Major Protest In Washington, D.C.]Amidst growing disaffection in some quarters of Black America with President Obama's failure to directly address a myriad of crises afflicting distressed Black...
View ArticleComrie, Queens Boro President Candidate, Hires Mandelker, Top Attorney
Candidate Comrie[NYC Election 2013]Leroy Comrie, candidate for Queens Borough President has hired star litigator Lawrence Mandelker as his campaign’s attorney.Mandelker, with a reputation as an...
View ArticleKim Bondy, Senior EP of Al Jazeera's America Tonight
[Media News]Former CNN executive producer Kim Bondy will be senior executive producer of America TonightAl Jazeera America's one-hour current affairs magazine program that will be at the heart of its...
View ArticleSupreme's Ruling Is 'Victory For Voting Rights' -- NAACP
NAACP's Benjamin JealousIn a 7-2 decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement is preempted by the federal law requiring states use the federal voter...
View ArticleLupica And New Dread Scott: Black Men Have No Rights Officers Are Obliged To...
Hamster's brain? We take Holder over Lupica any day[Speaking Truth To Power]Historically, in this country, many have seen the police in a favorable light. But in the Black community the police are seen...
View ArticleTHE FAILURE OF LAISSEZ FAIRE CAPITALISM
[Books] PAPERBACK EDITION "This is the book to read for those who want to understand the agenda that is bringing the West to its knees."THE FAILURE OF LAISSEZ FAIRE CAPITALISM and the Economic...
View ArticleUn-common Core: The Continued Mis-Education Of African Americans
Carter G. Woodson penned a timeless classic on mis-education[On Education]Common Core State Standards created by the Council of State School Officers and the National Governors Association are...
View ArticleHistory: DR. LEONARD JEFFRIES HONORS ZUMBI DOS PALMARES
[Education: History]On June 15, 2013, Dr. Leonard Kweku Jeffries, the co-founder and vice-president of World African Diaspora Union (WADU) gave an excellent allocution on “Zumbi dos Palmares and the...
View ArticleWORLD WAR Z Hollywood Screening
Zulay Henao, Metta World Peace, Caryn Ross and Craig Ross [Movies]Celebrities turned out in Hollywood yesterday for a VIP screening of "WORLD WAR Z," starring Brad Pitt at Paramount Pictures.It was the...
View ArticleMessage To Touro Grads: finding personal relevance, meaning and inspiration
[Education]Touro College’s Division of Graduate Studies held commencement ceremonies for the nearly 2,000 candidates for master’s degrees or advanced certificates from six graduate schools on June 13...
View ArticleViolence, jail, threats force journalists into exile
Maria Salazer[On Media]CPJ launches 2012-2013 Journalists in Exile special reportFifty-five journalists from 21 countries fled their homes due to violence, imprisonment, and death threats in the past...
View ArticleTop Uganda General, After Falling Out, Says Museveni's Could Be 'Removed' In...
Gen. SejusaA top Ugandan general has suggested in an interview with the BBC that his boss, Gen. Yoweri Museveni, who's ruled for almost 30 years and with whom he's had a falling out could be "removed"...
View ArticleDizzy’s Club Coca-Cola's “British Invasion”
[Music]Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola hosts a “British Invasion” – In collaboration with Made in the UK Jazz Concert Series. For the fifth year, Jazz at Lincoln Center collaborates with Made in the UK Jazz...
View ArticleOh The Hypocrisy: Cheney, Misleader Into Iraq War Calls Snowden 'Traitor'
Cheney-- He's Back! [The View From Washington]As the whole literate world now knows, Edward Snowden, the former Booz Allen Hamilton infrastructure analyst who worked as a contractor for the National...
View ArticleCicely Tyson Will Transport You To Your Own Bountiful As Well
Trip to Bountiful” reminds us of an age-old lesson that home is where the heart is. From a bustling city Mrs. Carrie Watts, played by Cicely Tyson, who deservedly won a TONY, yearned to return to her...
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