For the past few weeks, much of the New York City media has been focused on the luxury high-rise apartment complex known as One57, which is set to be the scene for the biggest residential real-estate foreclosure in the city’s long and storied history. Speculation was rampant about who actually owned the 79th-floor penthouse condo,…
One of the most contentious Executive Orders signed by United States President Donald Trump went into effect at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 29. Executive Order 13769 is being called Travel Ban 2.0 because the original order signed in March was deemed to be in contravention of the Constitution in light of the fact that…
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank and former Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria, is the recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, an award that carries similar prestige to the Nobel prizes. The award was announced during a ceremony hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture on June 26. Dr. Adesina…
In a move that shows governments may be finally willing to stand up against the Internet giant, the European Union’s Antitrust Commission recently announced that it has fined Google 2.42 billion euros ($2.7 billion USD) for violating the EU’s antitrust laws. As the world’s most-used search engine, Google is alleged to have used its dominance…
London’s Kensington Gardens has hosted an architectural exhibition every year since 2000, but this year’s installation is a landmark occasion. It marks the first time that an African architect has designed a structure for the Serpentine Pavilion. Considered a centerpiece of London’s cultural summer season, being selected for the Serpentine Pavilion exhibition is a rare…
Adama Paris is a stunning Senegalese fashion designer, and by the way, her real name is Adama Amanda Ndiaye. The founder of Dakar Fashion Week told CNN that she had established the annual event in Senegal’s seaside capital because she believed that talented black models and designers were being ignored by the industry. The globally…
Ron Finley definitely isn’t your average gardener, but that’s part of what makes his story so unique. Dubbed the ‘Gangsta Gardener,’ Finley originally rose to prominence a few years ago after his effort to turn the small strip of land in front of his house into a garden brought him into a prolonged battle against…
Serena Williams is having quite a year. She won the Australian Open in January. In April, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian. The timing meant that she was around eight weeks pregnant when she won the Australian tournament. She won Sportswoman of the Year at the BET…
On June 27, the President of the United States and one of his sons spent most of the morning posting Twitter updates calling American cable television giant CNN “fake news”—a term that has become a general put-down of journalism that does not conform to the White House agenda. CNN was not the only news network chastised…
When Kenyan voters head to the polls this August to decide the political future of their nation, their votes could be cast on ballots printed by a Dubai firm alleged to have unclear ties with the powerful family of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Presidential candidate Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance political party has filed…
Did you know that making snide, careless or sarcastic comments can land you in trouble in Zimbabwe? Such is the case for 25-year-old American citizen Martha O’Donovan who is currently being detained in Zimbabwe over a tweet. In her tweet, she referred to “a goblin whose wife and stepson bought a Rolls-Royce.” While she…
It is generally believed that black people first came to England as slaves. That assumption is a common misperception and one that historian Miranda Kaufmann is working to correct with her first book, Black Tudors: The Untold Story. This remarkable book explores the heretofore unknown history of black people in 16th century England—individuals who lived freely…
Hip Hop princess Cardi B recently got engaged to her boyfriend, Migos member Offset, who proposed to her at a concert in front of almost 20,000 fans with a $550,000 8-carat diamond ring. Created by Pristine Jewellers, the ring was customized to represent a raindrop shape and has two carats of both white, pear diamond and pink…
Over the last few years, Disney has put out a number of live-action remakes of their classic films including Maleficent, Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella. The Disney live-action remake has become so ubiquitous now that it would take something extraordinary to get people to take notice and get excited. Well…something remarkable is taking place for the upcoming Lion King remake in…
