In the mid-1800’s, West Africa’s Kru tribe was known among slave traders and colonialists for their resistance to capture and enslavement. They were also invaluable to merchants who visited the region because of their knowledge of the rough coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Kru settled in the region now known as Liberia and […]
Two White South African men are on trial for forcing a Black man into a coffin. They video recorded the assault.
The First Family will be promoting their Let Girls Learn Initiative with actresses Meryl Streep and Freida Pinto.
Where does YOUR car come from? Detroit? Japan? Germany? Korea? How about AFRICA? Maybe soon it will!
What kind of vehicle do you drive? Chances are your car, SUV, van or truck came from the USA, Japan, Korea or Germany. Also in the mix are Sweden, Italy and soon, China. Maybe you didn’t know that cars, trucks, vans and even buses are being manufactured in the Motherland! Yes, there are African designed and […]
After a year of research, Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to help bring wireless Internet to large areas in sub-Saharan Africa.
According to Zimbabwe's environment minister, Oppah Muchinguri, the American hunter who killed Cecil the Lion should be extradited
A vaccine for the highly contagious and deadly Ebola virus has proved to be 100 percent effective, the World Health Organization announced Friday. Tests show…
Many of the schoolgirls who escaped the wrath of Boko Haram are now facing backlash within their own communities, CNN reports. Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by…
Paranoia about Ebola making its way Stateside has caused many in the media to operate from the space of stupid. It’s not shocking, but no less frustrating.…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) Joseph Mwangi hoped and prayed his children had escaped the inferno caused when a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded on Monday, sending flames racing through a Nairobi slum and killing at least 75 people. Then he saw two small blackened bodies in the wreckage of his home. “Those were my children,” he sobbed, collapsing […]
It’s important that we understand just how messed up Africa is. It’s important that any bad news from Africa become big news.
