No, it’s not the loonies, it’s balloons! In rural areas in Africa, internet service is still somewhat of a rarity, leaving many Africans disadvantaged. According to a 2019 report, only 28 percent of Africa’s 1.3 billion people have internet access. A new partnership between Google and Telkom Kenya is seeking to change that. Using a fleet…
The United States Postal Service will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, but this independent agency of the federal government will face its biggest challenge in history within the next three months. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, the USPS will play a crucial role in the way the elections are conducted.…
For the first time in the history of the United States, a woman could be elected to the second-highest political office. California Senator Kamala Harris welcomed the nomination for VP on the Democratic ticket in a moving acceptance speech at the DNC convention. Biden’s VP pick was filled with anticipation as well as with a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced the approval of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine but many questions remain. “I know that it works quite effectively,” Putin announced on state TV, going on to say that “it forms a stable immunity.” To back up his claims, the Russian leader announced that one of his daughters had…
James Cameron’s “Akashinga: The Brave Ones” documents Africa’s poaching crisis that has been raging for so long, with devastating consequences for both animal populations and communities. A revolutionary new force of disadvantaged women in Zimbabwe is poised to change everything. This highly trained, all-female, all-vegan anti-poaching unit is saving animals, positively impacting the environment, and…
Agents from the United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) stayed inside the federal courthouse complex in Portland on the night of July 30 as police officers dispersed protesters from the surroundings without incident. Chad Wolf, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, explained that the agents would not leave the city until Governor Kate Brown could prove…
On July 30, former United States President Barack Obama delivered a touching eulogy in memory of the late civil rights leader and Member of Congress John Lewis. At the Martin Luther King Jr. church in Atlanta, Obama was emphatic when he stated that the U.S. would have never seen an African-American as their highest political leader if…
November 2020 is only four months away and presumptive Democratic-nominee Joe Biden still has a very big decision to make. At a debate in March, Biden committed to selecting a woman as his running mate. His decision will be announced by the first of August. For both those who may find Biden unappealing as a…
In less than one month, Alexis Ohanian shook up Silicon Valley with two major announcements: His immediate departure from the executive board at Reddit and his exit from an incredibly successful venture capital investment firm. Ohanian is a celebrity not only within Silicon Valley but also beyond it because of his marriage to tennis superstar…
Over the last four years, the world’s most popular social network has seen its fair share of scandals and difficulties, but none has hit as hard as the ongoing “Stop the Hate for Profit” campaign mounted by companies such as Coca-Cola, The North Face, the Ford Motor Company, REI, Unilever, and about 420 others as…
