Football analysts and bookmakers are adjusting their projections and odds as the first round of play at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations begins to wrap up with Week 2. The national team of Senegal has moved up ahead of the Ivory Coast Elephants to become the tournament favorites, followed by Ghana.The Gabonese Republic…
For the last five decades, the Consumer Electronics Show has been showcasing the latest and greatest in technology and innovation. Over the last few years, CES has settled into a rhythm of starting off early in the New Year and hosting the event in Las Vegas; it has also become the most important expo…
President Joseph Kabila was set to step down on December 19, 2016; however, he continues to remain in office. Kabila became President of the Congo in 2001, just ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila. Over the last 14 years, Kabila has continued to face turmoil in his country, dealing…
It’s only been two days since President Trump took office, but the protests that started well before him taking the oath have continued throughout the weekend. Most of the opposition is directly caused by Trump’s win. Others are voicing their opinions and marching based on the values that Trump represents. Then there’s a small group…
Kenya is preparing for their latest presidential elections, and people are trying all kinds of techniques to get the general public out of their homes and to the polls. Kenya’s election commission has just launched a registration drive to promote the election and bring awareness to the importance of voting in August. The organization…
The BBC has recently released their list of Sound of 2017 artists. The winner for 2017 is Ray BLK, an unsigned 23-year-old R&B and soul artist from London. The annual list is determined by polling music critics and other industry figures and aims to highlight “the most exciting rising stars” in music. Based on…
Only a few days ago, Jammeh was adamant about remaining in position until a formal investigation could be played out in response to his claim of “irregularities in the election.” Now, in front of the Gambian people, Jammeh stated it is “not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed.” The announcement reportedly…
Hidden Figures is the previously untold story of three African-American women—two mathematicians and one engineer —who worked at NASA in the early 1960s. With both their gender and race serving as obstacles to their advancement and acceptance by colleagues, mathematicians Katherine Goble Johnson and Dorothy Vaughn, along with engineer Mary Jackson, helped set…
Inauguration Day is a day for celebration, and thousands of Americans lined the streets to welcome the newest President into office. The parade was filled with marching bands, music, and of course President Trump taking his time riding through D.C. in his armored car. The press lined Pennsylvania Avenue all trying to get a…
Chelsea Manning has served nearly seven years of her 35-year sentence for leaking over 750,000 documents containing classified information to WikiLeaks. Manning, who is transgender, has been serving her sentence in an all-male military prison, despite her request to be transferred to a more appropriate facility. To be clear, Obama did not grant a full…
