On June 9, 2016, the World Health Organization declared Liberia free of the transmission of Ebola. The announcement came 42 days after the last confirmed Ebola patient in the country tested negative for the second time. Liberia was first declared Ebola free in May 2015, but the disease reemerged 3 times, bringing the toll to…
As people change with time, so do relationships, and it’s not uncommon for those who were adorably in love so many years ago to lose interest and their libido. One of the biggest causes of divorce is lack of intimacy. While sex plays a major role for one’s libido, so does one’s gender, making this…
Thousands of Haitians have died since the start of a cholera outbreak in the fall of 2010 following the devastating earthquake that ravaged the country. Cholera has since become endemic to Haiti and hundreds more continue to die every year. Many experts believe that the UN was responsible for the epidemic. The UN has taken…
After two weeks of excitement, outstanding athleticism, and some memorable controversies, the 2016 Olympic Games are officially over. With fireworks and a colorful homage to Brazilian culture and music, the baton has now been passed on to Tokyo, Japan, the host city for the 2020 Summer Games. As this year’s group of athletes paraded through…
The video of young Omran Daqneesh waiting silently in an ambulance, covered in blood and dust after being rescued by an aid worker from the rubble of his family’s home in Aleppo, Syria, has circulated the internet over the past few days, turning the toddler into the face of the civil war’s devastating effects on…
Michael Henson may have just had the world’s worst date–one that ended in a jail cell. The 35-year-old was arrested in Dayton, Ohio, on August 16th for allegedly attempting to have sex with a vehicle. A woman called the police after witnessing Henson drop his shorts and insert his genitals into the front grill…
The story started out with Ryan Lochte and his teammates being the victims of a crime. Telling the press that he and his friends were robbed after partying at Club France, the account seemed believable, though alarming. According to Lochte, the swimmers were taking a taxi back to their hotels when they were pulled…
The Putin-Trump Connection When you hear this story you may be primed to tune out and chalk it up to a wild conspiracy theory. However, in this very rare case such an assumption would be a mistake. As it turns out, there may actually be a connection between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and there…
Kim Kardashian is no stranger to controversy, whether the topic is her family, her relationships, or her figure. But over the years, many wondered and accused this socialite of altering her natural body to give her the infamous booty everyone is talking about. While Kim has denied accusations in the past of implants or…
While there has always been debate as to where the sport of boxing originated, some of the earliest records of the sport come from ancient Ethiopia. With such deep roots, it is no wonder that Africans love the sport. Football dominates the continent, but boxing will always hold a place in the hearts and minds…
In the United States, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are designated by Congress as institutions that provided higher education to African American students prior to 1964. In March 2017, Howard University, the most iconic HBCU, celebrated 150 years of advancing knowledge with a positive announcement: enrollment statistics were on the rise and diversity…
The Douglas Review recently spoke with Somoina Kimojino of the Koroga Festival and Programmes Director at 98.4 Capital FM about a wide range of issues, including the alleged “situation” between Capital FM and Blankets and Wine. As the story goes, when an ambitious young talent known as Muthoni the Drummer Queen floated the idea of a…
2017 has certainly been an eventful year in entertainment and in celebrating the achievements of black people in music, film, and sports, the BET Awards has something for everyone. This year’s show takes place on June 25, 2017. Beyoncé leads the list of nominees with seven nods and she’ll be competing with sister Solange in two…
The most important international football tournament after the FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in mid-June 2017, and the participation of Cameroon has been confirmed despite an ongoing legal dispute within the confederation and professional leagues of that African nation. The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup is being hosted by Russia; the inaugural match…
